Boat seat UPHOLSTERY (with PIPING and SEWING) 

Can you explain what the purpose is for the scrap of fabric?

Keeps the thread in a ready position? I'm gonna try that.

Thanks for watching, and best of luck with the boat seats. Piping can be tricky so take it slowly and carefully

@@stitchingsteve will do.. thanks for the encouragement

Thank you for watching and commenting. Glad you enjoyed it

Hey, thanks for watching. It saves time and a spare hand from holding the threads each time. At that point thread tension can slip or jam the machine, so the small piece really saves everything

Wow cheers! People think it's simple, until they try it. I've spent 20+ years making it look easy, you'll get there too

@@stitchingsteve thank you I subscribed as well

Hey thank you mate! It does take a while to get confident with it, but practice makes perfect. Start small and build your way into it, you can do it!!

If I had cut the top vinyl to the correct size it would have changed and become smaller once I added the backing foam. So marked oversize (square), then laminated, then shaped to the cushions radii's and also going off centre measurements to keep symmetrical. Both side boarder and piping are cut oversize and trimmed down accordingly. If the job requires exact side boarders then "finished size" perimeter needs to be plotted and marked accordingly. Hope that makes sense

That is exactly that. Holds the thread ready for the next stitch and keeps the tension at the same time. No more binding or jamming threads in the bobbin

Hey Scott, thanks for watching though. Have dialled the music right back, thought the sounds from the vinyl and foam might have been too squeaky for some. Like nails on a chalkboard

How do you weld piping onto the edges of a seat cushion without having to rip the vinyl completely off and having to start over on the sides of the seat? The upholstery guy didn’t add piping where I told him I wanted it and it was like hear it is take it or leave it situation

Pneumatic air stapler. 80 gauge