Hi!, this is my first attempt!

You need a teflon foot which comes with teflon strips for placing on the foot plate.

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by diannemiegel 13 Sep 2008

I have purchased the teflon foot, that works well, plus I have used the tear away underneath. Now I have never heard of the teflon strips, where do I get those???
I have had some wonderful tips, thank you so much

Well you have plenty of good answers, here i s a flower to you * Welcome to Cute

Welcome, Dianne. You got some really good answers. Can't wait until you post your pictures in the projects section Good luck sweetie.

Sorry I don't have any help for you, have not tried that yet. BUT, I wanted to welcome you to Cute, and give you a flower! Just watch those flowers grow!

I see Diannemiegel, you have some great answers. I just wanted to add my "Welcome" to you. Hope you like us enough to stay. With all the great people here, whats not to like. HaHa!! Hugs and a flower.

First, Welcome to our Cute Family!!! As you can see, you get lots of good help here, no matter the time. If you're in OZ, the gals there will be awake, and if you're sewing at some ungodly hour like some of us do, you have the USA and European gals. And our guy from Texas, Eric!! Now, your plastic. I can see the concept, just wipe off the outside, won't get the embroidery dirty, etc. Can't wait to see these! With plastic, I'd use the longest stitch possible to keep the bags together, yet still not put the holes too close. When you get the needle perforations too close, the plastic loses integrity and can act like a 'tearaway'. Ask me how I know, hee hee hee. Best of luck to you! Marji

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by katydid 05 Sep 2008

I agree, long stitches!!!

You have many good answers but I wanted to Welcome you to the Cute Family. A flower for you

just be careful - i did some baby bibs and the plastic was actually 'cut' away, stabilizer helped but it was pretty tricky, good luck. Maybe stitch the design on fabric then attach like a patch?

I have made a bag out of rubber backed curtain material

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by diannemiegel 28 Aug 2008

thank you, actually someone mentioned that, but I wanted a clear plastic that you could see the pretty material underneath

Why not use waterproof material? I made my brother-in-law a drawstring bag for his shaving gear when he went into
hospital, using this material, and it was very easy to
sew, I actually put tissue paper under the foot just to make sure, and it was fine. A good source for waterproof
material is a shower curtain, one that looks like material,
not the shiny plastic type.

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by diannemiegel 28 Aug 2008

at this stage I wanted to be able to see the material underneath, tearaway was also mentioned which was a good idea. For the lining for a cosmetic purse the shower curtain idea sounds great, thank you

Welcome to cute dianne. I've not sewn plastic before either, lots of tips for you to try though. Will look out for your finished bag(s) in projects Jo

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by diannemiegel 28 Aug 2008

thank you Jo

Most brands have a teflon foot, just for this purpose. The plastic won't stick to it and the foot glides easily over the material you're sewing.

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by diannemiegel 28 Aug 2008

yes I shall try this, thank you

by katydid 05 Sep 2008

Mops is correct, a Teflon foot will help take the headache out, It is useful in working plastic, leather, imitation leather and especially top stitching the items.

you got some good advice so I will say Welcome to Our Cute family and here is a flower

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by diannemiegel 28 Aug 2008

thank you so much

Welcome to the 'Cute' family. You got lots of good advice - look forward to seeing your finished product in the projects section. *4U

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by diannemiegel 28 Aug 2008

there certainly is, thank you

Along with the tear away, there is a special foot, NOT metal, that is for sewing on plastics. It's a white plastic looking foot for my Viking. Check with your dealer, or if you machine came with a foot you are wondering what it's for, that may be it!!

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by diannemiegel 27 Aug 2008

Thank you very much, I shall look into that as well

I'm sorry that I can't give you any hints, Dianne, but I do want to say welcome and glad that you're here! *4U

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Welcome to the cute fmly dianne.jrob has given u an excellent about needle size, but I also use a slower speed when I do plastic.Again welcome , We r glad to have u and a*4U

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by diannemiegel 28 Aug 2008

That sounds great, what stitch length would you suggest I use.
Thank you

Welcome to the Cute Family. *4U

Welcome. Hope you have many happy hours hear with us, :)

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by diannemiegel 27 Aug 2008

Thank you, what a quick fantastic result, when you live out in the bush there isn't any real backup, its learn as you go, I just love sewing and it keeps me sane when we are going through all these droughts and the death of stock realy gets to you, just to be able to lock your self away with your machine

Welcome to cute dianne, see you got your answer, hope your bags turn out o.k. love to see the finished product in projects

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by colmag 27 Aug 2008

Just noticed where u live, I am also from NSW and have a Janome 11000

by diannemiegel 27 Aug 2008

Yes I live out of Gunnedah, and I do sewing for a local craft shop, and it earns a little pin money.
Thank you

Use an 80 or 90 Sharp needle and tear away. The tear-away will make it move easier across the machine bed.;)

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by marymoore 27 Aug 2008

jrob to the rescue thanks i was wondering also

I am just thinking about make some. I decided not to use the plastic because it would make them hard to wash. I hadn't thought about it being hard to sew. This is a very good question. Perfect timing for me.

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by diannemiegel 27 Aug 2008

Actually I use the plastic on the outside so I don't have to wash it, if you use a good quality plastic they look very nice. Now I shall try the suggestion and hopefully it will make my life easier