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Posted by Lee & Cathi Thomas on February 2, 2007, 1:13 pm
I just got an e-mail from my local Viking dealer that in honor of Super Bowl
41, they are offering 41% off any one Viking item on Sunday. Yeah, I know,
doesn't include machines. I spotted the bias binding foot and thought that
might be something I could use. I'm making my dog a fleece coat and was
going to bind the edges. Has anyone ever used one of these? I ask because
I could not master the rolled hem foot and won't buy this if it is difficult
to use. My first choice would have been the even feed foot because it's
expensive, but I already have it. I should say I do more home dec stuff and
crafty stuff than actual clothes sewing. Thanks.
Cathi
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Posted by Val on February 2, 2007, 3:42 pm
I took a class from my Viking Dealer called "Sew with your feet". The
instructor was wonderful and I learned the tricks to making so many of those
feet work FOR me. I felt the same as you about the rolled hem foot until I
took the class. I love the bias binding foot but I had that for 2 years
before this class and never had satisfactory results until I had the
instructor sit next to me and show me how. They also have a book of this
title but for me it's more successful to see and learn hands on than reading
and looking at pictures.
The one foot I bought that I use more than I ever expected was the walking
foot.....it's expensive so getting almost half off would be a HUGE savings.
I don't quilt, although most say that's what it's for. I use it for sewing
up layers of fabric that shift around, any fabric that creeps and crawls,
makes sewing with satins, velvet and velour a breeze.
Val
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>I just got an e-mail from my local Viking dealer that in honor of Super
>Bowl 41, they are offering 41% off any one Viking item on Sunday. Yeah, I
>know, doesn't include machines. I spotted the bias binding foot and
>thought that might be something I could use. I'm making my dog a fleece
>coat and was going to bind the edges. Has anyone ever used one of these?
>I ask because I could not master the rolled hem foot and won't buy this if
>it is difficult to use. My first choice would have been the even feed foot
>because it's expensive, but I already have it. I should say I do more home
>dec stuff and crafty stuff than actual clothes sewing. Thanks.
> Cathi
>
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Posted by Gerry Leath on February 3, 2007, 9:19 am
I've never used the bias binding foot, but like you have never gotten the
rolled hem foot to work. I do love the piping foot. I have used it many
times. I think if you do a lot of home dec it might be something you would
like. Gail
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>I just got an e-mail from my local Viking dealer that in honor of Super
>Bowl 41, they are offering 41% off any one Viking item on Sunday. Yeah, I
>know, doesn't include machines. I spotted the bias binding foot and
>thought that might be something I could use. I'm making my dog a fleece
>coat and was going to bind the edges. Has anyone ever used one of these?
>I ask because I could not master the rolled hem foot and won't buy this if
>it is difficult to use. My first choice would have been the even feed foot
>because it's expensive, but I already have it. I should say I do more home
>dec stuff and crafty stuff than actual clothes sewing. Thanks.
> Cathi
>
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Posted by Lee & Cathi Thomas on February 3, 2007, 10:26 am
Thanks to both of you. I already have the piping, cording, and even feed
feet.
Cathi
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> I've never used the bias binding foot, but like you have never gotten the
> rolled hem foot to work. I do love the piping foot. I have used it many
> times. I think if you do a lot of home dec it might be something you
> would like. Gail
>>I just got an e-mail from my local Viking dealer that in honor of Super
>>Bowl 41, they are offering 41% off any one Viking item on Sunday. Yeah, I
>>know, doesn't include machines. I spotted the bias binding foot and
>>thought that might be something I could use. I'm making my dog a fleece
>>coat and was going to bind the edges. Has anyone ever used one of these?
>>I ask because I could not master the rolled hem foot and won't buy this if
>>it is difficult to use. My first choice would have been the even feed
>>foot because it's expensive, but I already have it. I should say I do
>>more home dec stuff and crafty stuff than actual clothes sewing. Thanks.
>> Cathi
>
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Posted by Donna Gennick on February 3, 2007, 1:30 pm
Hi Cathi,
Tried to respond last night, but my computer was refusing to send
anything. Anyway, last fall I bought a generic bias binding foot from
either Nancy's Notions or Home Sew (I forget which), and I love it.
Even though it's a generic foot, it works great on my Viking Iris.
Reading the package directions was all it took to understand how to use it.
I used it to apply bias binding on the edges of a sweatshirt that I
conveted into a cardigan, and it was almost magic how it turned out.
The only problem I had was with the ends of the sleeves, which were sewn
into a circle. I finally gave up and did those in the "usual" way.
But for flat edges, like your dog's coat, and for a multitude of craft
and home dec sewing, it would be very useful. Now that I've tried it, I
definitely would replace it if anything happened to this one.
Donna G.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula
Lee & Cathi Thomas wrote:
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> I just got an e-mail from my local Viking dealer that in honor of Super Bowl
> 41, they are offering 41% off any one Viking item on Sunday. Yeah, I know,
> doesn't include machines. I spotted the bias binding foot and thought that
> might be something I could use. I'm making my dog a fleece coat and was
> going to bind the edges. Has anyone ever used one of these? I ask because
> I could not master the rolled hem foot and won't buy this if it is difficult
> to use. My first choice would have been the even feed foot because it's
> expensive, but I already have it. I should say I do more home dec stuff and
> crafty stuff than actual clothes sewing. Thanks.
>
> Cathi
>
>
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>Bowl 41, they are offering 41% off any one Viking item on Sunday. Yeah, I
>know, doesn't include machines. I spotted the bias binding foot and
>thought that might be something I could use. I'm making my dog a fleece
>coat and was going to bind the edges. Has anyone ever used one of these?
>I ask because I could not master the rolled hem foot and won't buy this if
>it is difficult to use. My first choice would have been the even feed foot
>because it's expensive, but I already have it. I should say I do more home
>dec stuff and crafty stuff than actual clothes sewing. Thanks.
> Cathi
>