I just got a "walking foot" for my sewing machine! Wow, what a difference. Thanks to Portage Keeper for the suggestion!

I made 2 new folding bowls from an old Sea-line bag and a "shelf" for my table.

I am not very familiar with walking foots. I looked at some online and they usually said they were for working with thicker materials like when quilting. Do they help with thin and slippery silnylon too?

Yup, it really helped with the nylon fabrics - kept them from clumping up.

Great GL! Even though they get in the way a little, they help move the fabric so much easier. They help the most with 1.1 oz silnylon. That being said, I've sure noticed some big differences in slipperiness going from one fabric supplier to another. Some 1.1 oz sews without the walking foot. That fabric may well be more prone to leakage.

I think you are right PK - the fabrics with more coating seem to need the walking foot more to keep them moving through the sewing machine.

I was sewing a simple collapsible box/bowl out of material from an old seal-line bag. The foot made it work.

I have also been able to get the heavier threads to work well by using a large machine needle and increasing the top tension. The machine repair man gave me the clue to leave the bottom tension alone. There are great nylon heavy threads that work well for packs and tarps.

Do you have pictures of what you made? Both sound very interesting.