Originally Posted by
atsip
I tried once, didn’t like how the back turned out and ripped it out.
I read somewhere you shouldn’t use reverse stitches with a walking foot. Is that correct?
Again, I think it depends on your machine and its walking foot. A lot of walking feet do not like reverse stitches which means that, even if the foot has the wider opening, it will work only with decorative stitches that do not involve reverse stitches. It is more likely that a walking foot for a newer, expensive machine will allow reverse stitches.
I would have to test out my old Bernina 1230 to be sure my memory is serving me correctly, but I know I have always avoided doing back stitching (and decorative stitches that include reverse stitches) with it. I do think I have done some decorative stitches with it, but again I'd have to go try it to be sure. Probably the best thing is to, aside from consulting the manual for a specific machine and specific walking foot, is to cautiously test it out. If the thread gets tangled or jammed, you know your walking foot was not meant to be used for reverse stitches. Caution is a key word here, as no one wants to create a thread jam that might throw a machine out of time.