MisterMikkel-
Was thinking about your issue whilst searching for a bigger machine for myself.
A real alternative to using paper between the presser foot and top layer is either find the presser foot with little rollers built in, or else you buy a presser wheel.
The post bed Singer in Italy has the wheel and it's great, takes a bit of a learning curve though, as material sits different. Material may still drift but much less than with a regular foot.
I may be purchasing a heavy duty 'industrial' tailoring/alterations machine for medium to heavy fabrics to fire through some proper sized bags. If I do I'll almost certainly buy one of the wheels like this listing. I'm out of luck finding a good motorised compound feed/needle feed/walking foot (that is also cheap and local), and experience with the wheel before was positive.
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pdlouche
Yea this thing is a horribly basic walking foot shoe repair machine. Costs £130 delivered (by Yodel, from a UK evilbay seller), material does want to slip a little when it's suede underneath.
Layers are happy to move together with a piece of paper between the material and the machine, and it tears off fine. You could try that under your presser foot on top of the material if it's the top layer that's shifting.