And for our next project? We want to make a version of our tote bags in oilcloth. We found a lovely pink and green coloured oilcloth....or should I more correctly say....pvc covered cotton! We've cut out the pieces today and we are soooo excited - we can't wait to assemble them. We've been researching how to sew with oilcloth and picked up loads of tips along the way. We'll let you know if they were useful tips or not when we try and put said tips into practice! First tip was use a teflon foot. Apparently, you can use masking tape on the bottom of the foot but as teflon feet are so cheap off eBay, we decided to push the boat out and just buy one! The teflon foot will hopefully prevent the oilcloth sticking to the foot. Next step, is to prevent the oilcloth sticking to the actual sewing machine! There are a few ways to do this but we adapted an idea....we're not sure if it'll quite work or not, but we think it should in theory! We made this sleeve for my sewing machine! Sounds strange but here it is!
It is made out off an offcut of oilcloth, shiny side down. We cut out a little rectangle, so only the feed dogs are visible. We then moulded the corners on the left hand side and sewed them into position. The idea is that to use it, all you'd have to do is to slide the sleeve on and then use masking tape to secure the right-hand edge to the machine. Hey presto, we should then have a surface that shouldn't stick when we sew on either the right-side or the wrong-side of the oilcloth....time will tell!
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