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Posted by kristinelund on July 27, 2005, 12:47 pm
Help! I just put some vinyl fabric in my sewing machine. I'm sewing a new
cushion for my husband's boat. Although I've set the stitch length to long
the stitches appear very small and it's tough going. Does sewing vinyl have
special requirements?
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Posted by small change on July 27, 2005, 1:01 pm
kristinelund wrote:
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> Help! I just put some vinyl fabric in my sewing machine. I'm sewing
> a new cushion for my husband's boat. Although I've set the stitch
> length to long the stitches appear very small and it's tough going. Does
> sewing vinyl have special requirements?
Do you have a walking foot, even feed foot or a roller foot? Most vinyl
needs an assist to feed through the machine.
penny s
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Posted by Doreen on July 27, 2005, 1:06 pm
kristinelund wrote:
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> Help! I just put some vinyl fabric in my sewing machine. I'm sewing a new
> cushion for my husband's boat. Although I've set the stitch length to long
> the stitches appear very small and it's tough going. Does sewing vinyl have
> special requirements?
>
>
Vinyl tends to stick to the presser foot. A leather foot, with a roller
feature, would be helpful but may not be feasible to buy for just one
project.
Try putting strips of tissue paper along the sewing line. You may need
strips underneath too, if the feed dogs don't seem to move the vinyl
along normally.
Doreen in Alabama
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Posted by kristinelund on July 27, 2005, 1:39 pm
Thanks Doreen and Penny!
What's a walking foot?
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> kristinelund wrote:
>> Help! I just put some vinyl fabric in my sewing machine. I'm sewing a
>> new cushion for my husband's boat. Although I've set the stitch length
>> to long the stitches appear very small and it's tough going. Does sewing
>> vinyl have special requirements?
> Vinyl tends to stick to the presser foot. A leather foot, with a roller
> feature, would be helpful but may not be feasible to buy for just one
> project.
> Try putting strips of tissue paper along the sewing line. You may need
> strips underneath too, if the feed dogs don't seem to move the vinyl along
> normally.
> Doreen in Alabama
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Posted by Doreen on July 27, 2005, 1:52 pm
kristinelund wrote:
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> Thanks Doreen and Penny!
> What's a walking foot?
>
"This foot features a set of teeth that interact with the sewing machine
feed teeth to grip the fabric during the stitch formation to virtually
eliminate fabric shifting." from http://www.lydias.com/footof.html
It's a very worthwhile investment for anyone who sews a lot. Pfaff
machines have the capability built in, I believe. Bernina (probably
other machines also) has a specific walking foot (naturally), rather
pricey (also naturally!), which I use often. Catalogs like Clothilde
offer generic walking feet...I don't know anyone who has one of those,
so am not sure how well they perform.
Doreen in Alabama
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> a new cushion for my husband's boat. Although I've set the stitch
> length to long the stitches appear very small and it's tough going. Does
> sewing vinyl have special requirements?