I just did some vinyl sewing for a repair on a 'skirt' for the interior of a bass boat.
I used:
A. Upholstery thread
B. A 'leather' needle
C. Marine vinyl
The reason I used the leather needle in the machine is that it 'slices' the vinyl whereas any other needle will make a hole. The 'slice' closes itself.
A couple more hints: Lengthen your stitches to about as long as they will go - too close together will tend to tear out of the vinyl. If you have problems feeding the vinyl, put some tissue paper under and maybe over the vinyl then the vinyl won't stick to the bed or foot of your machine.
Shari
Originally Posted by
J Miller
Well, I just discovered several things.
First: the 201 will sew through two layers of that vinyl without any trouble.
Second: the polyester upholstery thread we used years ago is so heavy that the machine will sew with it,but getting the bobbin tension right might not be do-able. Or will take some doing, don't know yet as I hate to mess with the bobbin tension.
Third: A size 16 jeans needle works just fine.
Now to fine tune our efforts and do this thing.
Joe