What can a Walking Foot do for YOUR sewing?

I feel the most discussed sewing machine accessory is the Walking Foot! Some people swear by them, some people think 'Meh' but what can a Walking Foot do for YOUR sewing? Let's look at the pros and cons in today's video! I suppose the best place to start is by knowing what the Walking Foot is, what it does and how it works. Do you ever notice when you're sewing that sometimes the top fabric layer ends up with extra fabric at the end of a seam because your regular machine foot has pushed it along too much? This is because machines only have feed dogs on the bottom that can control the bottom layer but not the top. A Walking Foot is essentially a set of top feed dogs, maybe this is why it's the Top Dog of machine feet! 😂 That's all well and good but what is it actually beneficial for? If you sew a lot of knits you know how hard they can be to control sometimes but the Walking Foot really minimises stretching and gives you more control. It also comes into it's own when working with slippery fabric and stops it running away from you. I do find it can help with Pattern Matching and thick/bulky fabrics because it increases your control over how the fabric is going through the machine. At the end of the day, the main takeaway is if you NEED one? Whilst is can be nice to have and can help with certain things you certainly don't need to have one. The better you know your machine the better you'll use it and the more mastery you'll have - fancy tools don't take away t