I wear slippers or shoes, sometimes my crocs. I don't go barefoot, because I knew someone who picked up a pin walking barefoot.

sewing or in house them shoes are coming off

When I come in the house, my shoes and bra are the first things off! I do wear houseshoes, or slippers, inside but usually remove them when sewing.

Barefoot or socks for me when I'm sewing.

I'm another barefoot sewer but I don't even walk to the ironing board without slipping my Birkenstock back on. I had Plantar Fasciitis and had steroid injections in both heels, so I never go barefooted but cannot work the foot control with shoes on. My cousin was a diabetic and once stepped on a threaded sewing needle without realizing it. Didn't know until she found the thread coming out of the bottom of her foot--the needle had alread migrated in completely. So, if you have diabetes, please be careful walking around your sewing area barefoot!

No shoes for me whether home or classs. I do wear socks when at class!

I have never sewn barefoot before. I'm going to try it. I sew with my slippers on. They are soft, not hard soled. But I am going to remove my right slipper and see how that works. I also use my toes. If I use my whole foot, my machine takes off like crazy. I can't control the speed with my whole foot.

I prefer sewing barefoot or with a sock. I've had to change using the controller from my right foot to my left due to ankle surgery, and if I wear a shoe things get a little out of control. So I use my left toes and have just the right touch and control I need.

Always barefooted or socks! I had plantars faciitis (I know that isn't spelled right!) a couple summers ago so wore shoes with orthotics inside and I hated sewing with them. I always ended up taking them off!

Depends on what I'm sewing and on what machine- as we restore sewing machines we find pedals vary in size, shape, cord length, sensitivity.

I sew barefoot. Can't do it any other way.

Barefoot... hate wearing shoes in the house.... and I sew barefoot more comfortable and then can feel the pedal better as well

I feel much more in control with my shoe off when I'm quilting. Pretty much run around the house in bare feet or stocking feet as it just feels better. Plus I'm having a big time problem with my sense of balance and I feel more in control without shoes.

who wears shoes in the shouse? I'm diabetic, too, and really have to be careful, but I take my shoes off the minute I get in the house.

Me, too. My feet don't like them. I wear sandals year round. Besides, that keeps the dirt and stuff outside. :)

Shoes on here! I will try it next Summer when the weather gets hot! Even then, I might wear sandals! :-)

When the foot is on the presser foot it's going to be bare naked. I can play that slipper-on/slipper-off game all day if I need to.

only wear shoes when I leave the house., or to go get the mail.oh, at quilt club I take off my shoe.

I too enjoy sewing barefoot and love your idea of wrapping your foot pedal in fleece so it makes it comfortable . I am always cold so in the winter I do sew with slippers but for some reason I can't sew with shoes. When I go away on a quilt retreat I always take slippers with me.

barefoot the only way to sew lol

Barefoot and with one toe in the summer. Socks in the winter.

I usually dont wear shoes in the house, and definitely not while sewing.

Funny I came across this because I was wondering the other day how many other people sew without shoes. I can't operate my foot pedal right with a shoe or even a slipper on the right foot. Like everybody else....when I get ready to sew the shoes have to go.

Same thing here. I like to feel the pedal. Shoes are too clumsy for me when I'm sewing...or anytime. Most of the time, I'm barefoot in the house.

I am barefoot all summer inside or out unless I have to go somewhere, and yes - I even get use to the driveway gravel by mid summer. As I have gotten older (I'm 73 now) slippers or warm socks are a must in the winter as my feet get cold very easily. I even wear warm socks to bed. But to answer your question, I sew barefooted in the summer and sock footed in the winter.

Barefoot unless I'm really cold, then stocking feet. No shoes for me!

Me to. Barefoot in the summer two pairs of socks from now till spring.

I sew shoeless and drive shoeless also if it's a long trip!!

We don't wear shoes in our house, so always barefoot or with socks.

I recently heard that if you sew with shoes on, you have alot less control of the foot petal speed. It is true because I tried it with my shoes on and didn't like the results. My machine would refuse to start sewing until I lifted my foot completely of the pedal and then put pressure on it again. You forget to take your foot completely off the pedal with the shoe on.

I sew barefoot or wearing soft socks. It just feels good.

I always wear my slippers at home, even when I'm sewing.
But it doesn't matter to me if I'm sewing barefoot, with socks or with slippers or shoes ....

always barefoot.
Lisa

I also take my shoes off the minute I get in the house, so I sew either bare-foot (when the weather is warm) or with my socks on.

I definitely sew barefoot. I like to curl my toes over the back of the foot pedal.

Even when I go to a class I have to have that one foot bare to sew--I'll wear clogs so I can slip it off and on easily and not worry about pins, etc when I'm moving to the ironing board!

my shoes come off before I go in the house,when i eat,my right shoe comes off,why I don't know,just a habit I guess,
I sew with my right shoe off.

d.swindle

I am barefoot no matter what I do except when I am using the rotary cutter dropped it once and had to get stitches in my foot so now on DH orders I wear shoes wgen cutting fabric but shoes come off feet as soon as sewing starts working dropped iron once but missed foot so still do that barefooted he doesn't know so he can't make that demand

I always sew barefoot and also iron barefoot too. Cool, relaxing and much more comfortable