Needle for webbing

Would nylon tubular webbing be considered a knit or a woven material?
Should I use a ball point or sharp needle?

Thanks for any help.

John Chambers

I'm not familiar with the fabric, but the name suggests that it's a fairly
open weave/knit, and therefore may not make much difference what needle you
use.


"John Leroy" wrote in message
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Would nylon tubular webbing be considered a knit or a woven material?
Should I use a ball point or sharp needle?

Thanks for any help.

John Chambers

Sew-Sew Lady wrote:

I'm not familiar with the fabric, but the name suggests that it's a fairly
open weave/knit, and therefore may not make much difference what needle
you use.


"John Leroy" wrote in message
k.net...
Would nylon tubular webbing be considered a knit or a woven material?
Should I use a ball point or sharp needle?

Thanks for any help.

John Chambers

Thanks for your reply!

Actually it is a very tight and heavy weave/knit. It is generally used as
a flat web, commonly 1" wide, and when flat is about 1/16" thick. It can
be opened into a tube if necessary.
I didn't have much luck with a ball point needle, so I'll try a sharp next.
REI calls it woven.

John Chambers

"John Leroy" wrote in message
k.net...
Would nylon tubular webbing be considered a knit or a woven material?
Should I use a ball point or sharp needle?

Thanks for any help.

John Chambers

all the help you need he
http://www.specialtyoutdoors.com/tips.htm
tips for making gear

use a 90 or a 100, thread choice is important. Nylon tubular is a very dense
HEAVY woven. I hope you aren't trying to make slings on a home machine, I
wouldn't trust them

Penny S
Specialty Outdoors.

Needle for webbing

(Penny)
"John Leroy" wrote:
Would nylon tubular webbing be considered a knit or a woven material?
Should I use a ball point or sharp needle?
Thanks for any help.
John Chambers
all the help you need he
http://www.specialtyoutdoors.com/tips.htm tips for making gear
use a 90 or a 100, thread choice is important. Nylon tubular is a very
dense HEAVY woven. I hope you aren't trying to make slings on a home
machine, I wouldn't trust them
Penny S
Specialty Outdoors.
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Some webbing is so heavy/dense, that multiple thicknesses will cause
problems for industrial machines, (I wouldn't even risk using the home
machine) unless you buy one specifically made for sewing thick layers.
BTDT with my (then new) industrial Singer. It couldn't manage the four
to six layers, and I wanted that job in the worst way, as it would have
paid for the industrial.
Cea

On Mon, 18 Aug 2003 19:46:40 -0700, "Penny"
wrote:

I hope you aren't trying to make slings on a home machine, I
wouldn't trust them

My domestic machines sew tube webbing quite happily, but I have to
pull the wheel by hand to start it for the first stitch. The
industrial is a bit fast to do short runs like this, unless you're an
expert at driving it.

Another trick is to baste the webbing first with a single line of
stitching. Once it's flat, it's a lot less mechanical effort to sew
it.