I just saw a sewing on leather presentation by Deborah Jones. She says that you can stabilize stretchy leathers with a fusible before hooping. Mary Buckle Shuffletown Embroidery Charlotte, NC 704-398-1273 -----Original Message----- From: amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:amayausers-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of webmaster@xxxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Tuesday, September 09, 2008 4:34 PM To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [amayausers.com] Re: monogrammed car headrest This message was posted by sschroed2 on AmayaUsers.com. PLEASE DO NOT REPLY VIA EMAIL. Instead, respond to the thread on the WEBSITE by clicking here: http://www.amayausers.com/boards/ultimatebb.php?/topic/2/689.html#000001 I sewout on leather and vinyls all the time for auto interior guys I work with. But I always have them bring me the material (cut oversized to what they need to allow room for adjustment) before sewing it together. I use 75/11 BPPD needles and generally try to stick with a fill stitch. I have done some with a satin stitch. Depends on what the design is. Vinyl is usually very stretchy and needs to be well stablized and will required a higher density number and wider stitch length to reduce pull and pucker. Plus I always sew these items at slower speeds around 600 to 700. Sue All Custom Embroidery =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list =========================================================== =========================================================== The AmayaUsers Mailing List Website: http://www.amayausers.com Discussion Board: http://www.amayausers.com/boards Subscribe/Unsubscribe: http://www.amayausers.com/list ===========================================================