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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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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"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. |
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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. --- 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 |
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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. |
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