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Any tips for sewing silnylon?

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Nov 7, 2009 at 11:25 am #1241497

Ethan A.
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@mountainwalker
Locale: SF Bay Area & New England

Going to make ground sheet from 1.1 oz. silnylon and possibly some stuff sacks with leftover material. Which thread would you recommend? Any tips for hand/machine sewing?

Nov 7, 2009 at 12:36 pm #1543659

Roger Caffin
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@rcaffin
Locale: Wollemi & Kosciusko NPs, Europe

Plenty of sewing threads (sorry) already here – try searching.

Nov 7, 2009 at 10:26 pm #1543752

Evan Cabodi
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@blackrock
Locale: Pacific Northwest

I personally like threads made by Gutterman. I use the 100% polyester on all my products.

Are you going to seam seal the stitching afterwards? You may try some of the Hydrophobic thread at Thru-hiker to keep the seam from leaking. Another option is to use some of the polyester/cotton thread which is also supposed to help keep the seams from leaking.

As for a needle, I'd use a 90 or 100 size for the 1.1 silnylon. I would also recommend the Schmetz Microtex/Sharp Needle. They have a flat needle which is supposed to pierce a smaller profile of a hole. I used to use the Universal's but after finding these I've never gone back. I use 65's though which are pretty thin, but I sew primarily Momentum-MR 90 fabric.
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