Stitching Vinyl Top

A french seam double top stitch is often found in luxury vehicles and boat upholstery.

Stitching vinyl top.

In addition just follow the suggested steps in this blog and you should have beautiful top stitching on your vinyl straps in no time. Barry april 18 2018 7 35 pm. Remember you can never ever pin vinyl like you pin your fabrics because it will leave holes in the vinyl. Nothing sets off an upholstery job better than a french seam.

The second most important notion is clover clip. Edge stitching is made along the edge some 1 8 inch from the edge not 1 4 inch distant from the edge. Clever clips from unique work really well for holding everything in place securely. So get a jar of clover clips and keep it by your side when sewing with vinyl.

They are not the same. Use tissue paper under and on top of the vinyl fabric to make sewing vinyl even easier. Adjust the stitch length to 3 for ordinary stitching and 4 for top stitching. Use clips to keep everything together when sewing.

Think of your stitching as if there were no thread in the holes created by the sewing machine needle those holes become a tear strip which will weaken the vinyl and make it prone to tearing. Some tips before sewing with vinyl pleather. With these tips you can use your ordinary machine to sew two to three layers of vinyl plether plastic. Sewing vinyl how to stitch.

I used a simple 100 home grade sewing machine to stitch my top. What needle should i use for vinyl. You can t pin the vinyl unless you do it right in the seam allowance because it leaves holes in the material. They are super handy also super inexpensive.

The material is a contract grade vinyl. Your stitch length when sewing vinyl fabric should be longer than you would use on regular fabric. Lessen the pressure on the pressure foot. Use a bigger needle typically a 90 14 leather needle or a 100 16 universal.

Hey i am trying to sew blind tufts in a sofa cushion. It was my first attempt at sewing up a convertable top and although not all the seams are straight as an arrow the tension applied by the sewing machine was enough that none of the seams are coming loose. Know more about edge stitching here. Leather and vinyl is sewn with a top stitching method using a stitch called saddle stitch.

Stitch length for sewing vinyl. But for more layers and frequent use look for a vinyl leather sewing machine. In case you are unaware of the specifics it means i am sewing a loop of scrap. Top stitching the trim on the vinyl.