Sewing machine for covers

[dgadee]

I use 100/16 needles and either v69 or upholstery thread depending on outside or in.

Too old to edit, it seems, but I have just noticed that for the cockpit cover I made I was using V92 on the Bernina.

 

[Puffin10032]

Too old to edit, it seems, but I have just noticed that for the cockpit cover I made I was using V92 on the Bernina.

V92 is probably the lightest thread you'd want to use for covers (many pros use V134). I assume you used something like a 125/20 needle although you might get away with 120/19 (which are a bit easier to find for most domestic machines). Not all domestic machines can handle that needle and thread size without some modification.

 

[KAM]

I use my wife's New Home. Modified with lead strip wrapped round the flywheel for extra momentum. V92 has lasted well on stack Pac and sail cover made 14 years ago.

 

[thinwater]

For repairs, don't underestimate the practicality of hand stitching. A palm can be faster than getting the machine out, getting the canvas into the machine, and getting a machine going that you don't often use and aren't good with. There is a learning curve. But I've spent a lot of time with a palm.