Need to sew a loop to the end of 1" polyester tree hugger webbing. The ancient Singer (15-91) does not have a zig-zag option. Bar tacking requires zig-zag?
What are my options for a strong and secure stitch? Notice some webbing have a box with and X sewing inside. If this is a good option is it just once around to form the box and one run of stitches to form the X.
Noel V.
I do a box with an X, but I go around twice and use a stitch on my machine that does two steps forward, one step back to add more strength. So far, no failures.
Bar tacks do not _require_ zig zag to my knowledge. However they are usually done that way. The box stitch is very strong in a straight stitch and I would say would be suitable as long as good thread is used. Forward and back a few times with a straight stitch is what I will use on occasion. Just put in several different rows spaced out so you can monitor wear without risking total failure of the whole set up.
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use a short stitch length too, box stitch should be fine.
Pretty much what everyone has said - go for small stitch length, with a box + X stitch, and try and stay on the webbing the entire time. Don't forget to back stitch a bit on the final stitching run so it doesn't come unraveled under stress.
Brian
I do not think the Singer 15-91 has a reverse. One could leave the needle down and raise the foot and spin the material to mimic a reverse.
Check the reverse issue... My wife has a machine from the 40's with a reverse. Sometimes it is activated by pushing the stitch length lever all the way down. It would not be obvious if you did not know what to look for. There were some industrial machines made that did not stitch in reverse, so it is certainly possible that it does not. But check that stitch length lever assuming the length is not set by a dial.
Edit: A description of the machine model on=line indicates a reverse stitch. Try moving the sltitch length lever to the other extreme....
edit: Wife says the lever goes to the top to reverse on those machines. Give it a try.
Last edited by Ramblinrev; 10-17-2008 at 09:23.
I may be slow... But I sure am gimpy.
"Bless you child, when you set out to thread a needle don't hold the thread still and fetch the needle up to it; hold the needle still and poke the thread at it; that's the way a woman most always does, but a man always does t'other way."
Mrs. Loftus to Huck Finn
We Don't Sew... We Make Gear! video series
Important thread injector guidelines especially for Newbies
Bobbin Tension - A Personal Viewpoint
I have a 15-88, and yes, it has a reverse. I sew a tripled boxed X using V69 thread for webbing and have never had a hint of failure.
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Thanks everyone for the info.
The Singer 15-91 does have a reverse. As noted just flip the stitch size lever. For this machine all the way up.
Question, how many stitch per inch is a short stitch length for polyester webbing? I've been sewing everything set somewhere between 8-10 stitches/inch. The machine supposedly can stitch as short as 30 stitches/inch.
Noel V.
Since webbing is not a tightly woven material I've never seen the need to go more than 10 to 12 stitches per inch, max.Originally Posted by koaloha05
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