I use a box with two X's side-by-side inside it. Works well so far.
I use a box with two X's side-by-side inside it. Works well so far.
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in my opinion, if i were sewing two heavy materials together (like webbing to webbing), i would use several bar tacks, same as the climbing industry.
but if a lightweight material like silnylon or 1.1 ripstop was involved (either lightweight to lightweight or lightweight to webbing) i would use the box stitch. ...tim
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I used the double "X" box when stitching webbing with a few extra stiches across the top and bottom of the box. After seeing the article on BPL about reinforcement sewing techniques it seemed that the "X" box was going to the best bet.
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Thanks for all the input. I think I'll go with the box cross stitch, and then move up a little, and then do it again so it overlaps. This seems the most sturdy to me. Im going to sew it with a standard needle on my moms sewing machines.
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My machine got tangled when I tried bar tacks on doubled-up webbing. X-boxes were much easier. Maybe a bigger needle would have helped, though.
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Make sure it is not the pressure foot adjustment.
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