Stitching 10oz canvas

Hi Garbage,
I am not sure what sort of fabric 10oz canvas is. My comment below are based on the assumption that is a tight weave light to medium water proof canvas.

I think it would be worth paying some one to do the work.
You could force the job on a domestic machine, wreck plenty of needles, burn out a motor and end up with some thing that is not really strong enough for the intended use.

I have a light industrial machine and have stitched some canvas. It does not take long (fabric folds) before the canvas becomes to thick for this machine, so a domestic unit will be way out of its depth.
You also need to stitch the fabric with nylon thread substantially heavier that a domestic machine can handle.

Paul.

I can't say that I have tried it, but I certainly wouldn't attempt sewing canvas with a modern machine.

From the various forums/groups I have read, modern machines are all plastic inside whereas pre 60's machines tend to be metal inside. A Featherweight or any other old Singer ( maybe 401, 99) would possibly be able to do the work with any heavier weight thread, probably cotton in preference to poly cotton.

YMMV

Mrs S

If you can find an old singer treddle type that has had a motor fitted they are fantastic for canvas next best would be secondhand industrial can be bought from $250 up after the job resell it
As for your domestic not a hope in hell the bobbins are too small to hold enough heavy thread and you are limited with thread size with the needles available so the seams are not strong enough
Other alternative is have it done professionally there are a lot of tricks to the trade and a poor sewing job detracts from the overall finish
Kev

My wife sewed some on her machine using a needle designed for denim. She did the job, but said never ask again. Apart from being difficult to sew, it is very difficult to work with given the short throat in a domestic machine.

If it is an annex or something large you want to work with, it is a job for a commercial machine.

What Norm said is more to the point. If it's an annexe you're playing with, the throat will struggle to cope with it. In other words, too much bulk to pass under the arm of the machine. 10 oz isn't actually that heavy unless you're sewing multiple thicknesses. I'm an upholsterer and would use either poly or cotton thread depending on fabric. Canvas comes in cotton and/or polyester. If it's a straighforward repair, pop it down to your local upholsterer with some readies in your back pocket. Won't cost much

Hi Garbage,

Having done my own canvas work for our camper trailer, I would suggest you hire an industrial machine if you are going to have ago yourself.

When I hired one about 6 years ago they weren't very expensive to hire.

I would be wary about buying a second hand machines as I was told at the time that the only ones that come up for sale are well and truly worn out.

Be also aware that industrial machines are very speedy and therefore take a bit of practice to get used to, especially to sew straight.

No way will you sew properly, if at all with a household sewing machine. When you do seams there is going to be at least four layers to sew through and new canvas is very stiff like cardboard.