Shoes always! And flats at that
I love the commercials where Mrs. Housewife is mopping floors in her stilettos and wearing her pearls. Shades of June Cleaver.
Not me.
Theresa

Always - no shoes! I prefer bare feet, but in the winter I am forced to wear socks.
I saw that same ad & thought Clotilde was setting us back by 30 years - heels???? Really?????

I do have a problem with my foot pedal slipping - I have tried everything (except that item in the high heels ad:)

One of my sewing machines I use for heavy sails & canvas, has an upgraded foot pedal for bare feet sewers - the pedal doesn't get as hot - so they told me. I bought the upgrade.

When I have taken classes and workshops, I try to wear slip on clogs or flip flops & I bring a carpet sample to put my pedal and bare foot on.

Being a Florida kid born & raised, I only wear shoes when I'm forced to! LOL I sew barefoot about 98% of the time; my only concession is wearing socks when it's cold. When I go to classes I usually keep my shoes on b/c I hadn't thought of taking a carpet scrap or towel (great idea!) and I am a little more discriminating about where I put my bare feet than I was when I was a kid. :)

Donna

I'm with the bare foot crowd. I sometimes wear slippers.

Yup, barefoot, too.

SharonG/FL

You would have to hog tie me to get heels on! I am a bare foot driver too.

Rebecca

I wear shoes or sandles most of the time. Too dangerous to go barefooted in my sewing room.lol. I wear socks most of the time but in hot weather I just use my "Berks".
As I have push button control I seldom use the pedal except to FMQ. A pc. of rubber shelving works great under the pedal. I also use a pc. under my machine and cutting board.

Always shoes! My sewing studio is in my garage, and used to be my upholstery studio. You NEVER go barefoot in an upholstery studio - tacks, staples, nails, and filth all over the floor all the time!

Also, the garage is detached from the house, and I just won't walk barefoot in the Texas landscape. Too many scorpions and nasty 7" long centipedes - and sometimes they get into the studio, too.

Barefooted is the only way to go! I also use the rubber shelf lining to keep the foot from slipping. Works great!

Barefoot!

Barefoot or sandals ... winter slippers. I have had the misfortune of locating those pins I have dropped from time-to-time ... OUCH!
Sue

I wear sneakers all the time. With back problems I have too.

Vicky

I have the need to "feel" the pedal, so I'm with the barefoot crowd. Socks in the winter.

Robbi

I just took a break to read this site and guess what no socks. In the winter I do wear socks. The minute I get home off goes my shoes. I think I do this because when I was young my shoes were for church and school we just went barefooted.

foot problem makes wearing shoes a necessity, I really miss being barefoot.....sigh :(
NEVER heels not even when I could wear them.

I find I have better control over the speed of the sewing machine if I am barefoot or in winter will wear socks.

Best to you,
Sandra