How to use the pintuck foot

Accurate and straight sewing has never been easier with this simple addition to the machine. Often seen in heirloom sewing mixed in with other decorative stitching, pin tucks are pretty and give dimension and structure to your sewing.
 
They can be used purely as a decorative addition, but with some clever thinking they can also be used to give shaping to garments in place of pleats and darts too.