Originally Posted by
toverly
Well, to make a long story short. A friend attended a Juki class from an "expert". The expert said to oil your walking foot because of the moving parts. Well. It sounded good to me, my walking foot was squeaky. So, I guess what either the expert didn't say or the friend didn't say. Wipe away any metal shavings that might be up in the foot. The foot ran like a dream, till it dripped. The corn starch worked like a dream. I don't know if it was the fact that it was fine white powder or if it absorbed the oil and I wiped it away with the toothbrush. But, it worked, Thank you selm, cornstarch is now in my sewing essentials.
When I worked I had a bad habit of starting to cook before I changed out of my suits and silk blouses. It was very common t o get a grease spot on my good clothes. I always sprinkled the spots with baby powder, let it set overnight, brushed it off and washed or dry cleaned the next day. Saved many a silk or poly blouse with this technique. Now I use it on my quilts, sprinkle, let it set, brush it off and clean with damp, warm, wash cloth or pour warm water over and thru the spot. The talc in the powder absorbs the grease and the warm water removes any residue.