On Fri, 02 Apr 2004 17:02:49 GMT, Cindy Ballreich
wrote:

Glen "Wiley" Wilson wrote:
The standard answer to this question is to try Sailrite

Could these machines (the LSZ-1 for example) be used to sew clothes?
Certainly my Sailmaker could. It's extremely versatile. It's a
slightly modified version of an industrial machine commonly used for
just that. As shipped, it has a heavy presser spring for heavy work,
but the original spring is included. But I don't really know
anything about sewing clothes. I think it would take some adjustment
to make it work well, but those adjustments are all on easily used
controls.

Somewhere on the Sailrite site, maybe under Tech Tips, or some such
heading, there's a breakdown of all their machines and which is best
for given tasks. I seem to recall that there's also one on making a
standard home machine usable for canvas and sails.

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The standard answer to this question is to try Sailrite

Could these machines (the LSZ-1 for example) be used to sew clothes?


The pfaff 130 was made to be used by commercial underwear makers. We have used
ours to do a lot of sewing in addition to canvas work. It does zigzag and
stright stich. As long as you don't need fancy stiches it is the only machine
you need.


Dick

The pfaff 130 was made to be used by commercial underwear makers. We have used
ours to do a lot of sewing in addition to canvas work. It does zigzag and
stright stich. As long as you don't need fancy stiches it is the only machine
you need.


Canvas underwear! Yow!
:-D

But the Pfaff does not have a walking foot, right? Doesn't that limit
you somewhat? I heard that, for instance, sewing sailcloth is
extremely difficult without walking foot. Is that true?

--Ernst

Cindy Ballreich writes:


The pfaff 130 was made to be used by commercial underwear makers. We have used
ours to do a lot of sewing in addition to canvas work. It does zigzag and
stright stich. As long as you don't need fancy stiches it is the only machine
you need.


Canvas underwear! Yow!
:-D

But the Pfaff does not have a walking foot, right? Doesn't that limit
you somewhat? I heard that, for instance, sewing sailcloth is
extremely difficult without walking foot. Is that true?

--Ernst

Cindy Ballreich writes:


The pfaff 130 was made to be used by commercial underwear makers. We have used
ours to do a lot of sewing in addition to canvas work. It does zigzag and
stright stich. As long as you don't need fancy stiches it is the only machine
you need.


Canvas underwear! Yow!
:-D

Canvas underwear! Yow!
:-D

a step up from sackcloth and ashes.

Canvas underwear! Yow!
:-D

a step up from sackcloth and ashes.

The pfaff 130 was made to be used by commercial underwear makers. We have used
ours to do a lot of sewing in addition to canvas work. It does zigzag and
stright stich. As long as you don't need fancy stiches it is the only machine
you need.


Canvas underwear! Yow!
:-D

The standard answer to this question is to try Sailrite

Could these machines (the LSZ-1 for example) be used to sew clothes?


The pfaff 130 was made to be used by commercial underwear makers. We have used
ours to do a lot of sewing in addition to canvas work. It does zigzag and
stright stich. As long as you don't need fancy stiches it is the only machine
you need.


Dick

Glen "Wiley" Wilson wrote:
The standard answer to this question is to try Sailrite

Could these machines (the LSZ-1 for example) be used to sew clothes?