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OneMoreWaste -> RE: Substituting Fabrics (9/25/2008 3:18:22 PM)
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I've never sewed pleather, but I've done a fair amount of upholstery with it. Most vinyls are pretty stretchy, so you'll need to factor that in. You'll need a reasonably stout sewing machine (punching holes in it is a bit like chewing through an orange skin), and I think you'll want to use a thick thread, wider stitches to keep them from ripping through. You'll also want to use a fairly light pressure to prevent the machine from stretching it as it feeds.
I thought it was pretty manageable, but then, my fit & finish standards are pretty loose, and with the work I do I can make the stretchiness cover my inability to cut a straight line [:)]
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