What sewing machine are you using?? It might be has simple has adjusting the height of the vibrating presser foot. I own my Singer 111W155 for quite a while and was getting some bunching and tighter stitch length when sewing 1/4" sew foam around radiuses. I finally figured out that my vibrating presser foot was only lifting about a 1/16". I dug into the manual and figured out how to adjust it and got it raising about 3/8". Now it sews much better on thicker sew foam and keeps an even stitch length with no bunching.
First time with ultra suede.
The stuff is killing me lol. Seriously though, I bought a couple rolls of this stuff from a shop that closed up. Thought I'd try diamond pleating this stuff in 1/2" high density foam that I glued a fabric, (dust cover material), backing to. For the life of me I can't keep the material to lay flat. It just puckers up or has loose areas. Tried gluing it with 3M 90 with lousy results. Then tried Weldwood HHR . Better but still areas as described before. Tried without glue and adjusting the material as I sewed. That didn't work.
On to plan "whatever". Maybe 1/2" foam was too thick. Tried some 1/4" sew foam. Same results as the 1/2". Any ideas or suggestions? I mean, I've got 61 yards of the black ultra suede and 49 yards of a plum color lol. Not that I'll ever use all of it, but had to buy it by the roll and at $100 total it wasn't too bad price per yard breakdown,
On to plan "whatever". Maybe 1/2" foam was too thick. Tried some 1/4" sew foam. Same results as the 1/2". Any ideas or suggestions? I mean, I've got 61 yards of the black ultra suede and 49 yards of a plum color lol. Not that I'll ever use all of it, but had to buy it by the roll and at $100 total it wasn't too bad price per yard breakdown,
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Might try a piece of wax paper under the material to see if it glides along better.
Did it on both the Consew 206RBL-18 and the Adler 267-GK373 with the same results.
I did get it "solved" today. I glued on some medium weight duck cloth on the back of the fabric and then glued it to the sew foam. Came out like I thought it should look. Tried the same with some velvet upholstery material and no issues. Just had to stiffen up the material some.
Don't think I've ever heard of a vibrating walking foot.
And, ended up selling the Pfaff 1245. Just wasn't getting the use to justify taking up some sorely needed floor space. Plus, had to wait almost 6 months for parts. That right there was the deciding factor. Nice machine though lol.
I did get it "solved" today. I glued on some medium weight duck cloth on the back of the fabric and then glued it to the sew foam. Came out like I thought it should look. Tried the same with some velvet upholstery material and no issues. Just had to stiffen up the material some.
Don't think I've ever heard of a vibrating walking foot.
And, ended up selling the Pfaff 1245. Just wasn't getting the use to justify taking up some sorely needed floor space. Plus, had to wait almost 6 months for parts. That right there was the deciding factor. Nice machine though lol.
The center presser foot ( the one that the needle goes through) is called the vibrating presser foot on these walking foot sewing machines.
If you use regular sew foam, you shouldn't have that problem you described. A good adhesive to use is the 3M 8088 General Purpose Adhesive, usually available at Walmart, or your local autoparts store. It's a great adhesive, and just a light coat will hold your material on the sew foam. The sew foam comes with a net backing, or a t-shirt like backing on it, and is usually referred to as scrim.Did it on both the Consew 206RBL-18 and the Adler 267-GK373 with the same results.
I did get it "solved" today. I glued on some medium weight duck cloth on the back of the fabric and then glued it to the sew foam. Came out like I thought it should look. Tried the same with some velvet upholstery material and no issues. Just had to stiffen up the material some.
Don't think I've ever heard of a vibrating walking foot.
And, ended up selling the Pfaff 1245. Just wasn't getting the use to justify taking up some sorely needed floor space. Plus, had to wait almost 6 months for parts. That right there was the deciding factor. Nice machine though lol.
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