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The Wonderful World of Sewing Machine Feet
What sewing machine presser feet do I use? Lots will depend on the fabric you choose, the thread you use and the needle you pick. Sewing feet perform a variety of things, such as crafts, home dcor, heirloom, fashion and quilting.
What's the make and model of your sewing machine? It's probably one of the most important things to know in choosing the correct sewing feet. Not every foot fits every machine. Some machines only use proprietary feet that for the most part can only be purchased from that sewing machine company. Other companies such as Brother, Babylock, Janome, White, many newer Singers and Simplicity use low shank snap on feet. The low shank snap- on feet are the most available and cost effective.
Most utitility stitches stitches and straight stitches can be accomplished using this foot! The multi-purpose foot, or the zig zag foot is probably the one foot you will use consistently. This foot is used for most of your utilities and straight stitching.
The zipper foot, the adjustable zipper foot and the concealed zipper foot (also known as the invisible zipper foot) are used for different reasons. The adjustable zipper foot can also be used to install piping as it can be adjusted side to side and can get really close up to the piping.
Regular zippers can be attached either by using the adjustable zipper foot or snap on zipper foot. The adjustable zipper foot can also be used to install piping.
The straight stitch foot has a very small hole in it making for a more precise straight stitch.When available the user can also use a straight stitch sewing plate for an enhanced result.
The walking foot, also known as the even foot is used for quilting and hard to handle fabrics such as velvets. This foot walks along the top of the fabric at the same rate as the feed dogs travel to create an even feed on layers.
Making a small rolled hem, as on a sheer scarve can be accomplished by using the narrow(rolled ) hem sewing foot.
The gathering foot or shirring foot gives gentile gathered folds instead of the pleated look of the ruffler.
In heirloom sewing the pintuck foot used with the twin needle makes an 1/8 to inch wide tuck.
An adjustable blindhem foot will soon be a major part of your sewing accessories making blindhems on dress pants are always requested. Having an adjustable blindhem foot will help you guide your blindhem stitch to get a professional result.
Is your foot bunching material, not feeding right, leaving marks on your velvets? Then try using a roller foot! The roller foot feeds easier on materials such as leathers, vinyl's, some elastics and pile materials.
Pleating can be used to help finish off a pillow, make bedding, curtains, or finish a skirt. The ruffler is an attachment that can be adjusted to obtain different depth pleats to obtain a different result.
The wonderful world of sewing machine feet only starts here, there are many more! Using the right tools always helps gets the job done better!
About the Author Looking for more details on your sewing foot? Do you want to see tips, techniques and methods on how precisely how to utilize each sewing machine foot? At Mr Vac and Mrs Sew we provide you with the details you need to get started on your project.
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