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2. Walking foot - Wikipedia

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   Walking foot. A walking foot is a mechanism for feeding the workpiece through a sewing machine as it is being stitched. It is most useful for sewing heavy materials where needle feed is mechanically inadequate, for spongy or cushioned materials where lifting the foot out of contact with the material helps in the feeding action, and for sewing many layers together where a drop feed will cause ...

3. Presser foot - Wikipedia

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   A sewing machine presser foot. A presser foot is an attachment used with sewing machines to hold fabric flat as it is fed through the machine and stitched. Sewing machines have feed dogs in the bed of the machine to provide traction and move the fabric as it is fed through the machine, while the sewer provides extra support for the fabric by guiding it with one hand.

4. Davis Sewing Machine Company - Wikipedia

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   While Davis called this mechanism their "Vertical Feed", sewing machines with similar mechanisms are now known as "walking foot" machines. Closeup of the vertical feed mechanism on an 1877 Davis sewing machine. Later Davis machines used a more conventional feed mechanism, with a stationary presser foot and feed dogs.

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6. Sewing machine - Wikipedia

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   A walking foot replaces the stationary presser foot with one that moves along with whatever other feed mechanisms the machine already has. As the walking foot moves, it shifts the workpiece along with it. It is most useful for sewing heavy materials where needle feed is mechanically inadequate, for spongy or cushioned materials where lifting ...

7. Locomotor effects of shoes - Wikipedia

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   The foot provides the sensory information to the central nervous system through cutaneous afferent feedback, which originates from the special mechanoreceptors within the plantar surface of the foot. This afferent feedback has a strong influence on postural stability [ 1 ] and balance correction [ 2 ] during standing and walking.