Can You Sew Clear Vinyl

First of all just about all clear vinyl can be used for sewing projects.

Can you sew clear vinyl. Hope you have one. Hold a section of the clear vinyl up to the window area. Pins will leave permanent holes. It will help the vinyl.

Switch to heavier needles and a strong polyester thread. Use wonder clips paper clips or even transparent tape to hold things in place for stitching. This means less holes in the vinyl. Because when it comes to sewing with many layers of vinyl your home.

If it s wrinkled lay it in the sun to warm up or use a hair dryer and it will magically straighten out. Yes you can use your sewing machine to sew the clear vinyl but you might need to use a walking foot and use tissue paper or wax paper to go over the vinyl on the top side. Zipper sewing foot skinny to help sew zipper on. You need a sturdy enough machine for that.

Since it s thicker than most cloth fabrics you ll need to prepare your machine to stitch through it. Use the vinyl marking pencil to trace the outer edge of the window. Then try using the stitching. In the case of vinyl coated fabric the fabric is providing strength and durability that plain vinyl does not have.

Items needed for sewing your own marine clear vinyl windows are available at awning and boat cover fabrication shops. Teflon sewing foot also called nonstick foot. On the same note use a long stitch length to sew vinyl. And i love that vinyl is cheap to boot.

Vinyl that is specifically made for sewing projects can be purchased at your local quilt or craft shop in packages that look like this by the yard in the home decor section of the fabric store see photo above and even online from retailers like amazon. You can bet that some clear vinyl pouches will be showing up around my house soon. Clear vinyl is a fun and durable material to sew with. First and formost you cannot sew thick plastic and vinyl on a flimsy home sewing machine.

Reply anne says august 26 2011 at 10 19 pm i love your blog. Or put scotch tape cello tape on the bottom of your regular sewing machine foot so it will slide over the vinyl.