Simple webbing pull test

[FreeFallin]

Hey all,

Dropped off this thread for a while and missed all the updates.

Really good thoughts going here!

Wrapping up this project I learned a lot about the abilities and limitations of home sewing machines. Here is where I am at -

 

[FreeFallin]

@FreeFallin what machine do you have ( admittedly I only read pages 1 and 4 so if you already stated my bad...)

I just did my first few attempts at sewing webbing tonight on my old Pfaff 332.
I did multiple bar tacks with 50 stitches per BT with each BT connected so there's only the start & finish termination points (not two terminations per BT). By connected i mean á la weaver style where you stitch the BT then set the machine to do a straight stitch, lift the foot, turn the work piece 90 place foot back down and run 6 stitches, then lift foot and turn the work pieve back to make the next bar tack parallel with the last and switch back to the zig zag stitch.

This is s great research @Cereal_Killer . I am coming to the conclusion that for lighter material and thread, bar tacks might actually weaken the fabric more than they strengthen the join.
For heavy webbing and thread it doesn't seem to matter, just hit the required stitch count and it'll hold.
But for the lighter stuff, getting the most number of stitches, with as many diagonal as possible, without making them so dense that the fabric stiffens, all seems to be the magic formula.

 

[joezilla11]

Lol nice shirt!

 

[Tom Dunlap]

@FreeFallin what machine do you have ( admittedly I only read pages 1 and 4 so if you already stated my bad...)

I just did my first few attempts at sewing webbing tonight on my old Pfaff 332.

I've got a Pfaff 332 too!

It's done some heavy work for me over the years.

 

[Richard Mumford-yoyoman]

Awesome, on point and entertaining as usual!!