Sewing help please...

[cbrianroll]

Soooo....I was sewing the mexican "baja" blanket for a seat cover...and....it does not want to feed well, goes and stops, etc...should have known it would be weird being such a loose weave but spaced it. Is there a backing tape or other trick I can put on to help it feed normally? Thanks!

 

[Double R]

Can you drop the feed dogs and hand feed it through?

 

[cbrianroll]

Wow, fast response!!

Hmmm...I have never sewed that way before, is it weird to get even...ish...stitching that way?

 

[Weedygarden]

Some fabrics do not feed easily. There are things that you can use that can be used on top and underneath while sewing and can be ripped away when you're done sewing the item.

 

[LadyLocust]

If you are using a tape, try flipping your work over - some machines don't like loose on the bottom, some don't like it on the top (can't remember actually.) Can be a little more cumbersome, but can work.

 

[cbrianroll]

Thanks! I'm used to sewing waxed and unwaxed canvas, normal tight weave stuff...

 

[Grimm]

Tear away interfacing.

I made a purse using this same type of blanket and different types of vinyl. I had to use the interfacing on the blanket and a leather needle in my machine. It helps if you use a machine rated for leather and heavy fabrics.

 

[cbrianroll]

I use an old singer 66...beefed up motor and adjusted to sew through many layers of canvas and thin leather...I would like a better machine someday though. A walking foot would be nice. I have a shoe patcher hand crank I need to motorize..that may be worth a try.

 

[Mel]

I'm curious as to how this turned out.

For this job I'd get my Atlas out and drop the feed dogs. I might adjust tension and stitch length too.