WoodBow
WKR
- Joined
- Jul 21, 2015
The nylon thread is fine. People will debate if nylon or poly is better. The truth is you will never notice a difference. I personally sew exclusively with nylon now. Poly is supposed to have better UV resistance but that is only going to be relevant if you are making something like an awning that is going to see full sun exposure all day every day.
Sewing machines have almost zero value to most people now. If they know you, they are likely to just say you can have it. I was given a juki ddl-552 and a singer 111w153 before i eventually bought a consew 206rb5. I gave away the juki to a member here and kept the singer to leave setup to sew 1/2" foam.
Sewing machines have almost zero value to most people now. If they know you, they are likely to just say you can have it. I was given a juki ddl-552 and a singer 111w153 before i eventually bought a consew 206rb5. I gave away the juki to a member here and kept the singer to leave setup to sew 1/2" foam.
If you are in the Denver area and more people want you to take their old singer or juki look me up! My old machine is all metal, but still bogs down sometimes and I might to clean up the motor etc. It does have zigzag which I think is useful for a few things (webbing "bar tack" and hem on stretch pocket), but then it has useless decorative stitches. I would rather a triple straight stitch (for pack main seem) or some other stretch stitches for clothing repairs... but still cool to learn with... and gets the job done
