Originally Posted by AnitaSt
Originally Posted by jfowles
Can someone provide a website as to where to get, prices and how to use a walking foot. I just use my regular foot for stitch in the ditch and it seems to do fine, however if there is something better out there I would like to try it. From what I have seen they look big and complicated. I have a Bernina Activa 135 sewing machine that I love, it seems to me that their walking feet are over $100.00 and I am just not willing to invest that much without knowing if it will help.
I have a Bernina 430 and the walking foot did cost about $120...but I use it so much that it's earned it's keep. I wish it weren't so pricey, but it improves my sewing so much!
If you know whether your machine is a low shank or high, or slant shank you can find these on ebay and other online sewing sites. Some of the newer machines walking feet are sold for that brand only, so you can find those on ebay or online retailers as well just make sure they will fit your particular machine. Also some of them fit 5mm machines, and some 7mm so if your feed dogs are the wider ones and you want to zig zag, be sure you get the one for wider feed dogs. :)