Jeepers
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I did everything that you have done, no luck, still occasional skip. I noticed a correlation between skip and speed so i put a servo control on it and slowed the machine just a bit. Voila. No more skips.
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Part of the problem is sewing in June! When the weather is nice, I have no interest in even looking at the sewing machine.I'm a novice's novice..... It's different and kind of fun but frustrating as all heck getting things to work right.
Right on, that’s another consideration. I was thinking zipper foot attachment but having the ability to shift is great.
40 bucks got my boat name embroidered on to helm seat back panelWell when you get good, let us know. I can stitch up stuff that you could stitch into upholstery. Like "Your Name Here" in the seat back.
40 bucks got my boat name embroidered on to hel seat back panel
For 20 bucks the same guy made me a matching sea ray panel too, that was a concern I had too. Easy enough to pull remove vinyl re staple. And reapply
I’m sewing at the amateur level, but it’s nice to see a thread about it.
40 bucks got my boat name embroidered on to helm seat back panel
I was happy to pay him, not having access to that equipment I prob would have paid double.I guess he got paid. Something that size and font should only be about $15 to $20. And half being digitizing.. Most folks only charge $1 per 1000 stitches.
I just don't like when folks over change a customer. This is something talked about on the sewing forums a lot.I was happy to pay him, not having access to that equipment I prob would have paid double.
I get your point but after three months of learning to sew, and completing the project, the back placard piece was an easy expenditure. That same guy had done my buddy’s sea ray 310 seats and canvas for a ridiculous low price but they had a familial/cultural relationship. I was happy to pay it.I just don't like when folks over change a customer. This is something talked about on the sewing forums a lot.
I have only had one person complain about pricing. He wanted a custom one off design stitched up on a Columbia fleece jacket. I got the $60 jacket for $15 with two personal coupons and the design was 250k stitches. I charged him $20 for the jacket and $.65 per 100 and he flipped out on the cost. That one jacket back took 12 hours to stitch. Oh well. He has been back for a lot of company stuff. He is a SEAT pilot flying on fires.
Can you use a smaller/thinner seamstick so you dont have to sew through it? Guess it all depends in the pattern/layout.
I'm finishing up the bridge panels; this is the front just reinstalled. O-Sea 40ga. Larger zippered window using coiled #10 zipper. Sailrite PTFE thread with #18 needle on the LSZ-1 machine. The Sailrite PTFE thread has corrected the skipped stitch issues the Tenera thread had but it also has issues; the thread tends to fray as it goes through the needle and that fraying will ball up against the needle eventually breaking the thread. So, using that thread needs a lighter than normal tension and watch for the fraying.
I use seam-stick tape to hold things together and aid in waterproofing.
The issue is when sewing through the seam-stick the machine really gets gummed up quickly and after about every pass I need to tear it apart and clean it up; the hook and needle gets to a point it won't stitch correctly.
Is there anything that I can put on the needle and hook to help prevent the issue?
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