Can a Singer Zig zag attachment be used as a walking foot?
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Can a Singer Zig zag attachment be used as a walking foot?
I've recently read that a zig zag attachment can be used as a walking foot. Does anyone know if the attachment can be used in this way and if it functions well as a walking foot? Would it function better than the new walking foot attachments? I want to start a project that might require a walking foot and would like to use my Singer 201. Any infomation would be appreciated.
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I don't know about using a zigzagger for a walking foot, I've always thought of it as a neat thing to have but not something to use. This is the walking foot I have for my straight stitch machines:
http://shop.sew-classic.com/Low-Shan...tch-P60400.htm
It works just fine on a 201, I just used it on mine for 2 baby quilts.
Cari
http://shop.sew-classic.com/Low-Shan...tch-P60400.htm
It works just fine on a 201, I just used it on mine for 2 baby quilts.
Cari
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If money doesn't matter the Swiss Zigzagger will work as a walking foot. Neither of the others do. You easily switch between zigzag and straigth stitch while it's mounted. If you have other things to spend money on, go for a regular walking foot made for the old straight stitchers. It cost less to get a 401 up and running and buying a slant shank walking foot than the Swiss Zigzagger itself. If you are lucky and find the zigzagger some where at a reasonable price, grab it, but I haven't been that happy with my zigzag attatchment. I have a more common large black zigzagger, nothing special. The same for the penguin walking foot, it's priced as a collectors gem, not really for the average user. If you really want one its' all right though, they aren't impossibly expensive.
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The one Cari showed you on sew classic is the one I have too I bought 10 years ago for my Kenmore and works great on my 201. Sorry I have no clue about the zigzagger. The price is good on that walking foot also.
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