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Posted by chrissy1913 on May 17, 2009, 12:46 am
Hi all! Im making a bathing suit and trying to sew with Wooly nylon. I am
using a
straight sewing machine, which i know is not the way your supposed to do
it, but i
do not have an overlocker or whatever type of machine is suggested so im
out of
luck. But its just not working. I have the Wooly Nylon on the top and in
the
bottom bobbin, is this right? So i start to sew, and multiple things go
wrong.
First of all sometimes the needle wont properly grab and tie the bottom
string, so
essentially nothings happening. Then, also, the thread is simply
separating and
getting all tied up around the needle eye. What am i doing wrong? How can
i fix
it? How can i prevent the thread from bunching and knotting everytime?
Thanks for any help you can give me!
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Posted by Donna Gennick on May 17, 2009, 8:59 am
I can't help with the wooly nylon question, since I've never used it,
but you can make a swim suit with a regular sewing machine as long as
you have a zig-zag feature. Just set the machine for a narrow zig-zag
stitch and that will give the seam the stretch it needs.
Another question is the type of needle you are using. Swimwear fabric is
a knit fabric, so you need to use a ball-point needle. If you are
already using a ball-point needle, try switching to a new one. They do
sometimes wear out or just are defective right from the package. You
might find that simply changing the needle will solve a lot of your
problems.
I'll let someone else answer the wooly nylon question. You might try
sewing on a scrap with regular thread to determine whether the problem
is with the wooly nylon or something going on with the machine or
needle. Good luck and let us know how it goes.
Donna G.
Michigan's Upper Peninsula
chrissy1913 wrote:
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> Hi all! Im making a bathing suit and trying to sew with Wooly nylon. I am
> using a
> straight sewing machine, which i know is not the way your supposed to do
> it, but i
> do not have an overlocker or whatever type of machine is suggested so im
> out of
> luck. But its just not working. I have the Wooly Nylon on the top and in
> the
> bottom bobbin, is this right? So i start to sew, and multiple things go
> wrong.
> First of all sometimes the needle wont properly grab and tie the bottom
> string, so
> essentially nothings happening. Then, also, the thread is simply
> separating and
> getting all tied up around the needle eye. What am i doing wrong? How can
> i fix
> it? How can i prevent the thread from bunching and knotting everytime?
>
> Thanks for any help you can give me!
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Posted by robb on May 17, 2009, 9:53 am
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> Hi all! Im making a bathing suit and trying to sew with Wooly
nylon. I am
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> using a
> straight sewing machine, which i know is not the way your
supposed to do
show/hide quoted text
> it, but i
> do not have an overlocker or whatever type of machine is
suggested so im
show/hide quoted text
> out of
> luck. But its just not working. I have the Wooly Nylon on the
top and in
show/hide quoted text
> the
> bottom bobbin, is this right? So i start to sew, and multiple
things go
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> wrong.
Just to add to the other great replies ...
In a straight sewing machine (lockstitch style) you can only use
the wooly nylon in the bobbin.
If you try to use wooly nylon in the needle then there will be
lots of trouble. Because, the hook that catches the needle thread
to loop around the bobbin relies/depends on a loop of thread to
be formed at the needle point after the needle penetrates the
fabric and starts to go back up (the needle going up relaxes the
needle thread which forms a loop, relaxing wooly nylon creates a
wooly blob).
So, with wooly nylon , instead of a loop, a **big fuzzy/wooly
nylon blob** forms at the end of the needle (where a loop is
expected). The hook passes right through the middle of this blob
and does not form a good stitch just a mess as it loops half the
wooly nylon properly and then carries the other half back around
for the next stitch so it this continual relooping of half the
previous thread eventually causes all the stich problems.
The thread in the bobbin has no such relaxing or loop formation
requirements which is why you can use wooly in the bobbin.
An a-side, if there was a way to make wooly nylon stiff like
regular thread until washed (i am thinking how soluble stabilizer
works) then that would make it possible to use wooly in the
needle. Anyone know of such a stabiized wooly nylon product ?
hth
robb
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Posted by Kate XXXXXX on May 17, 2009, 1:37 pm
chrissy1913 wrote:
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> Hi all! Im making a bathing suit and trying to sew with Wooly nylon. I am
> using a
> straight sewing machine, which i know is not the way your supposed to do
> it, but i
> do not have an overlocker or whatever type of machine is suggested so im
> out of
> luck. But its just not working. I have the Wooly Nylon on the top and in
> the
> bottom bobbin, is this right? So i start to sew, and multiple things go
> wrong.
> First of all sometimes the needle wont properly grab and tie the bottom
> string, so
> essentially nothings happening. Then, also, the thread is simply
> separating and
> getting all tied up around the needle eye. What am i doing wrong? How can
> i fix
> it? How can i prevent the thread from bunching and knotting everytime?
>
> Thanks for any help you can give me!
Don't. It's morte bother than it's worth anywhere other than a
serger/overlocker. Also avoid the 'overlock' stitches on a regular
sewing machine: they don't give enough stretch.
Use good quality polyester thread, a SUPERSTRETCH needle (for Lycra
containing fabrics and elastic), and a narrow ZZ for seams, coupled with
a wider ZZ for 'neatening' the edges once trimmed.
For really good advice on all things to do with sewing swimwear, go to:
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> http://www.patternschool.com/
Stuart also has a Yahoo group for the use of his patterns.
--
Kate XXXXXX R.C.T.Q Madame Chef des Trolls
Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons
http://www.katedicey.co.uk
Click on Kate's Pages and explore!
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Posted by Pogonip on May 17, 2009, 4:06 pm
Kate XXXXXX wrote:
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> chrissy1913 wrote:
>> Hi all! Im making a bathing suit and trying to sew with Wooly nylon. I am
>> using a straight sewing machine, which i know is not the way your
>> supposed to do
>> it, but i do not have an overlocker or whatever type of machine is
>> suggested so im
>> out of luck. But its just not working. I have the Wooly Nylon on the
>> top and in
>> the bottom bobbin, is this right? So i start to sew, and multiple
>> things go
>> wrong. First of all sometimes the needle wont properly grab and tie
>> the bottom
>> string, so essentially nothings happening. Then, also, the thread is
>> simply
>> separating and getting all tied up around the needle eye. What am i
>> doing wrong? How can
>> i fix it? How can i prevent the thread from bunching and knotting
>> everytime?
>> Thanks for any help you can give me!
>
> Don't. It's morte bother than it's worth anywhere other than a
> serger/overlocker. Also avoid the 'overlock' stitches on a regular
> sewing machine: they don't give enough stretch.
>
> Use good quality polyester thread, a SUPERSTRETCH needle (for Lycra
> containing fabrics and elastic), and a narrow ZZ for seams, coupled with
> a wider ZZ for 'neatening' the edges once trimmed.
>
> For really good advice on all things to do with sewing swimwear, go to:
> > http://www.patternschool.com/
>
> Stuart also has a Yahoo group for the use of his patterns.
>
I've only made a swimsuit once, and I used a Stretch'n'Sew pattern and
the techniques Ann Person taught to do it. I have to admit, it turned
out swimmingly! I wore it until I outgrew it. It was the first (and
last) swimsuit I ever had that incorporated all the features that I
wanted, and it looked darn good, too.
--
Joanne
stitches @ singerlady.reno.nv.us.earth.milky-way.com
http://members.tripod.com/~bernardschopen/
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> Hi all! Im making a bathing suit and trying to sew with Wooly nylon. I am
> using a
> straight sewing machine, which i know is not the way your supposed to do
> it, but i
> do not have an overlocker or whatever type of machine is suggested so im
> out of
> luck. But its just not working. I have the Wooly Nylon on the top and in
> the
> bottom bobbin, is this right? So i start to sew, and multiple things go
> wrong.
> First of all sometimes the needle wont properly grab and tie the bottom
> string, so
> essentially nothings happening. Then, also, the thread is simply
> separating and
> getting all tied up around the needle eye. What am i doing wrong? How can
> i fix
> it? How can i prevent the thread from bunching and knotting everytime?
>
> Thanks for any help you can give me!
> -------------------------------------
>
>
>
>
>
>
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