My first attempt at sewing. The first of 4 panels for the portholes in the cabin.
First of 4 panels
- Thread starter Light air
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Now you did it! If my SO see's your stitching I'll have to be doing the same!
Seriously, very nice.
Seriously, very nice.
Nice little sailboat stitches. Be sure to show the finished product when you're done.
Right now I'm trying to devise a cover for the hatches. Sailrite has a video for hatch covers, but neither I or the other person who tried their pattern it had much luck
Right now I'm trying to devise a cover for the hatches. Sailrite has a video for hatch covers, but neither I or the other person who tried their pattern it had much luck
My wife and I took measurements, looked at as many pictures of interiors as we could find, and then made it up. I bought a sewing machine that was capable of more than I am (my wife would not let me use hers). I've now taken up sewing as a hobby and I'm learning as I go.
So the machine does whatever pattern you design ?
I have a old commercial singer needle feed machine, that unfortunately only does straight stitch.
I am looking into a zigzag because the local sail guy may have retired and I need a headsail restitched
I started out looking to spend about $100 on a used HD machine and ended up spending 1,000 on a used Janome 8900. As per designing my own pattern, yes and no. I have to work within the confines of the available stitches (over 200) but can combine them into a sequence that I design then save them in a folder on the machine for other projects.
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Nice machine. Over $4k new so you got it for a good price. Based on what I could find online it is meant for quilting so I assume it can't do thick Dacron like a heavy duty walking foot unit ?
Nice machine. Over $4k new so you got it for a good price. Based on what I could find online it is meant for quilting so I assume it can't do thick Dacron like a heavy duty walking foot unit ?
It has a walking foot that matched the bottom dogs in movement, an 11" throat, and a foot that can be raised higher than normal so, with the right needle and thread, it should work. It can also do several layers of denim so I think that dacron should be fine
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