Thank you for your response I greatly appreciate your insight!!!!! My thread tensions are equal for sure, but they are 2 very different materials. The backer is non stretching where the vinyl has lots of give. Maybe this?? What could I use for a different backer that won't break down or shrink over time in the heat and moisture environment??
I am not using enough alignment marks, I have to add more for sure. I will try without basting tape as well as I think this may be causing it to pucker not allowing the material to move somewhat.
LOL. That's just it I'm not managing the materials very well at all. They are draped over a lot of the time. I have to get a wrap around on my table surface for these larger pieces for sure. However, smaller covers seem to pucker as well........at somewhat of a loss, but thinking the dissimilar materials thing ???1) If you move the materials together without introducing push or pull into either material it will not matter if there is a difference in the material. It is the pushing or pulling unevenly between the materials that causes issue. This is a learned skill and takes practice.
3) Material management is also a learned skill. You do not want the material in contact with the edge of your table as this cause a significant increase in friction on 1 material and much less on the other material introducing a pull on 1 of the materials. I typically put the material in my lap if using a small table top and periodically adjust the material in my lap so that the material is always bowed over the edge and not touching the edge. For really big stuff like tents I add a 10’ extension in front and behind my table so I can manager 4 to 10 yard long seams.Statistics: Posted by JimmieJoe — Sat Mar 23, 2024 4:52 pm
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