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Why does my fabric walk/bunch up?

debbie8592
11 years ago

When I'm sewing a doubled hem, or when I decided to attach a band to some existing curtains, no matter how careful I am, the fabric seems to walk ever so slightly. It ends up with a ripple that I sew over if I get frustrated enough. I took off an entire band from one panel and did it all over again. And of course with curtains, this means the bottom edge isn't a 90 degree angle on each end.

I've improved to where it's fairly minor but it still is making me crazy. I googled it but only got comments about thread tension, which I don't think is it. I think it's my fabric handling or the presser foot? Thoughts?

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