sewing mosquito/noseeum mesh

[robv60]

What needle/thread combination do most of you use when sewing mesh for a mosquito net or snake skins? Any tips on foot pressure, tension etc? Obviously it can be done as proven on this forum repeatedly but on the surface it seems as though mesh wouldnt sew together very well because of all the holes in the fabric. But then again, im a noob.

[Jcavenagh]

Don't know the technical details, but when my wife sews it, she first pins it and folds it over. Then she uses grossgrain to finish the item.

[The Old Boot]

A regular sharp (as opposed to ball point) needle is fine.

I set my stitch length at 10 to 12 per inch for noseeum.

You shouldn't need to be resetting the foot pressure or thread tension if it's set right in the first place.

I use the Mara 70 thread for all my outdoor stuff now and save the regular poly thread for clothes sewing but you could just use regular polyester thread on a bug net since it won't be load bearing.

[Lost_Biker]

I use a longer stitch - 6 per inch and the same thread tension I use for 1.1 nylon. I keep a light finger tension on the fabric and let it pull itself thru, guiding it as it goes. Thread tension is different on all machines, so you'll have to experiment. My #5 setting is not the same as your #5 setting.

Hope this helps. It's not hard to do, it's just another technique to learn. Practice on a small piece of scrap before you jump in.

[MDSH]

Tulle was impossible at my level of skill. Nano-see-um was much easier to handle but still bunched a bit so I kept slight tension on the back side. Turned inside out it looks okay.



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[XTrekker]

I use a longer stitch - 6 per inch and the same thread tension I use for 1.1 nylon. I keep a light finger tension on the fabric and let it pull itself thru, guiding it as it goes. Thread tension is different on all machines, so you'll have to experiment. My #5 setting is not the same as your #5 setting.

Hope this helps. It's not hard to do, it's just another technique to learn. Practice on a small piece of scrap before you jump in.

+1 on this..Took me awhile before I started to get the desired results. At first I tried stretching the material out as I fed it through but the thread locked it in place all stretched out. Tried with no tension at all and the thread tension tended to scrunch it all up.

[robv60]

Tulle was impossible at my level of skill. Nano-see-um was much easier to handle but still bunched a bit so I kept slight tension on the back side. Turned inside out it looks okay.



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Looks great from what I can see!