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But the Pfaff does not have a walking foot, right? Doesn't that limit
you somewhat? I heard that, for instance, sewing sailcloth is
extremely difficult without walking foot. Is that true?


You are correct, the Pfaff dosen't have the walking foot and you have to
watch out for the gradual creap as the bottom material will want to feed
faster than the top.. Once your accustom, you instinctively allow for that
in you feed technique.

For the beginners, basting tape is a big help to overcome this problem.. I
did a UV cover on a large Genoa with out the basting tape and had a lot of
problem sewing the canvas to the dacron. Now they have a spray adhesive that
can be used to hold the cavas in place..

I like the walking foot because in a past life, I worked in a canvas shop
and we had commercial walking foot Singer machines for both canvas and
upholstery work. However, we never had zigzag so my 'after work' sail making
was only basted together and I used an old domestic machine for the zigzag
work.

Steve
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