minibarn

I think I will just leave that belt alone...as far as I can tell it has none of the issues you mentioned. If I understand what you are saying about "deflection" then I think all is well.

Thanks for all the help, guess I just have to sew clear of bulky seams whenever possible. ( maybe dh will get 15-91 rewired and i can retire the 362 )

Jp

w1613s

This doesn't make any physical machine changes but the quilter who posted her denim quilt today mentioned using a hammer to reduce the seam bulk. Yeah, it does that but it also appears to do something beneficial to the denim fibers. Loosen them or something?

Vintage and antique machine genius people, what does a few good, solid whacks with a largish hammer do to denim seams that makes it easier for the needle to go through?

Mystified but willing. Thanks.

Pat

J Miller

Pat,

Beats me what it does, but it didn't help when I was having trouble with those denim bags I was making.

Joe

redmadder

I've used the hammer trick on denim and wool for forty years. Tailors would spray the thick seams or creases with water then smack them with a mallet. Don't know what it does but it makes it possible to sew through many layers and creases stay put. (Some of the antique garments I worked with were 150 years old so it couldn't have damaged the fibers much.)

minibarn

Where's my hammer!!!!!!!!!!