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Canvas Bag
I'm making some custom bags out of some heavy canvas. Will a sewing machine
handle such a tough fabric? Do I need special equipment/machines/needles/thread? -- -------------- Corvus Corax - Ba-caw! |
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Corvus Corax wrote:
I'm making some custom bags out of some heavy canvas. Will a sewing machine handle such a tough fabric? Do I need special equipment/machines/needles/thread? -- -------------- Corvus Corax - Ba-caw! It depends on the fabric you want to sew, and the type of sewing machine you want to use. If the canvas is heavy (like old fashioned tarpaulin) then an old fashioned heavy duty commercial machine will be your best bet. be careful, though: these beasties care FAAAAAST! How many do you want to make, and what are they for? If you are making them out of a lighter weight sail cloth and only doing a couple, you might get away with using am old heavy domestic machine like a pre 1964 Singer. If you only have a light weight cheap and cheerful modern domestic, and want to do a dozen or so in a heavier fabric, forget it! -- Kate XXXXXX Lady Catherine, Wardrobe Mistress of the Chocolate Buttons http://www.diceyhome.free-online.co.uk Click on Kate's Pages and explore! |
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