Originally Posted by Diana Rainer
Bearisgray - is the walking foot the same as the regular foot which came with my machine? Or is it something different?
I have an older Pfaff (late 1980's) and it comes with the machine. It seems to be attached to the presser foot holder and can be activated or lifted up so the machine can do free stitching.
Some machines do have special walking foot attachments available.
The purpose is to feed both layers through at the same time.
Without it, the bottom layer is fed through a bit faster than the top layer of fabric.