Sewing pressure sensitive velcro and dacron
Jeremiah Uronis
Description
Collection
Title:
Sewing pressure sensitive velcro and dacron
Creator:
Jeremiah Uronis
Date:
8/10/2017
Text:
Hi.
We used to sew our own straps at my last place of work. We placed sticky back velcro hook and loop directly on the dacron and stitched it together without issue.
I am having difficulty getting my heavy duty Singer 4423 to do the same. I think it is plenty strong enough because it punches through the materials effortlessly.
However, after a few stitches it gets jammed up. I think it may have to do with the adhesive jamming up thread flow around the needle but I could be wrong. I
tried adjusting the tension more and less but no luck.
Does anyone have an ideas how to get this working? I like using the sticky back velcro over non because I like the more substantial feel and its easier to trim the straps
since the velcro won’t peel back. I’m halfway decent at sewing, but I never really paid attention to how our old sewing machine was setup and I am not so great at adjusting
and repairing them.
Thanks, Jeremy CPO
We used to sew our own straps at my last place of work. We placed sticky back velcro hook and loop directly on the dacron and stitched it together without issue.
I am having difficulty getting my heavy duty Singer 4423 to do the same. I think it is plenty strong enough because it punches through the materials effortlessly.
However, after a few stitches it gets jammed up. I think it may have to do with the adhesive jamming up thread flow around the needle but I could be wrong. I
tried adjusting the tension more and less but no luck.
Does anyone have an ideas how to get this working? I like using the sticky back velcro over non because I like the more substantial feel and its easier to trim the straps
since the velcro won’t peel back. I’m halfway decent at sewing, but I never really paid attention to how our old sewing machine was setup and I am not so great at adjusting
and repairing them.
Thanks, Jeremy CPO
Citation
Jeremiah Uronis, “Sewing pressure sensitive velcro and dacron,” Digital Resource Foundation for Orthotics and Prosthetics, accessed November 6, 2024, https://library.drfop.org/items/show/254949.
