I sewed this with the tutorial provided by Florence Lui (http://myhandmadepatchwork.blogspot.com/) in the virtual classroom organised by Potato House.
The tutorial I followed is only provided to participants, however, a similar tutorial is available on the internet: http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/fannysun1209/article?mid=19679&prev=19831&next=19525
To sew this waterproof fabric, we have to be careful not to make mistake as unpick will leave holes, jangan main main.. :)
There are differences between oil cloth & laminated fabric... I don't know which one is the one I am using... See Sue's explanation here:
http://mybotang.blogspot.com/2011/05/oil-cloth-vs-laminated-cotton.html
Tips about sewing oilcloth (laminated fabric same same) here:
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2007/01/oilcloth-tips/
In my view key points are:
1) Don't make mistake :) Unpick will leave holes.
2) The foot must be able to glide on the material, you can achieve this with Teflon foot, but there are also other methods mentioned in the sewmamasew article. For the waterproof material I used, I didn't find problem though using the normal foot.
3) Use 16 or even bigger needles (check that after you sew, the stitch is not loose like below. If it is loose, then use needle size 18.)
Bye now,
Anic
The tutorial I followed is only provided to participants, however, a similar tutorial is available on the internet: http://tw.myblog.yahoo.com/fannysun1209/article?mid=19679&prev=19831&next=19525
I like the bag opens up wide and stands well (due to the waterproof fabric).
I thought I need to use Teflon foot but I managed to sew it with normal foot...
To sew this waterproof fabric, we have to be careful not to make mistake as unpick will leave holes, jangan main main.. :)
There are differences between oil cloth & laminated fabric... I don't know which one is the one I am using... See Sue's explanation here:
http://mybotang.blogspot.com/2011/05/oil-cloth-vs-laminated-cotton.html
Tips about sewing oilcloth (laminated fabric same same) here:
http://sewmamasew.com/blog2/2007/01/oilcloth-tips/
In my view key points are:
1) Don't make mistake :) Unpick will leave holes.
2) The foot must be able to glide on the material, you can achieve this with Teflon foot, but there are also other methods mentioned in the sewmamasew article. For the waterproof material I used, I didn't find problem though using the normal foot.
3) Use 16 or even bigger needles (check that after you sew, the stitch is not loose like below. If it is loose, then use needle size 18.)
Bye now,
Anic
