Stitching Vinyl Top

Barry april 18 2018 7 35 pm.

Stitching vinyl top.

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. If you re not familiar with sewing needle types and sizes you might find this tutorial helpful. What needle should i use for vinyl. Know more about edge stitching here.

Leather and vinyl is sewn with a top stitching method using a stitch called saddle stitch. Remember you can never ever pin vinyl like you pin your fabrics because it will leave holes in the vinyl. Adjust the stitch length to 3 for ordinary stitching and 4 for top stitching. Lessen the pressure on the pressure foot.

With these tips you can use your ordinary machine to sew two to three layers of vinyl plether plastic. Nothing sets off an upholstery job better than a french seam. Instead you use clover clips to do the job of holding two pieces of vinyl together. The second most important notion is clover clip.

Use tissue paper under and on top of the vinyl fabric to make sewing vinyl even easier. Top stitching the trim on the vinyl. In addition just follow the suggested steps in this blog and you should have beautiful top stitching on your vinyl straps in no time. Your stitch length when sewing vinyl fabric should be longer than you would use on regular fabric.

You can t pin the vinyl unless you do it right in the seam allowance because it leaves holes in the material. Sewing vinyl how to stitch. Stitch length for sewing vinyl. I used a simple 100 home grade sewing machine to stitch my top.

In case you are unaware of the specifics it means i am sewing a loop of scrap. They are super handy also super inexpensive. Use clips to keep everything together when sewing. Clever clips from unique work really well for holding everything in place securely.

Hey i am trying to sew blind tufts in a sofa cushion. 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. Use a bigger needle typically a 90 14 leather needle or a 100 16 universal. Some tips before sewing with vinyl pleather.

They are not the same. A french seam double top stitch is often found in luxury vehicles and boat upholstery. Edge stitching is made along the edge some 1 8 inch from the edge not 1 4 inch distant from the edge. But for more layers and frequent use look for a vinyl leather sewing machine.