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Step 3Sew
Sew the strips together using a zig-zag stitch, where the needle presses through one strip at a time, alternating. Work from right to left (adding strips to the left hand side) for ease of stitching
A number 16 needle will go through four layers of denim (the thickness of an inseam or waist band) but not much more without an industrial machine. The trick to this mat is stitching in a way that draws the pieces together tightly, without overlapping them, allowing you to work a very dense material with a standard sewing machine.
Be careful to feed the strips through the machine so that the needle is pushing through inside the stitching already present on the seam or waistband. The fabric outside this seam will fray away quickly and your strips will not hold together.
Go slowly on your standard machine, you are asking a lot out of it and tugging or forcing the fabric will cause the needle to jam the faceplate and break. This is bad for the mechanism as well as destroying the needle and scratching the face plate.
A number 16 needle will go through four layers of denim (the thickness of an inseam or waist band) but not much more without an industrial machine. The trick to this mat is stitching in a way that draws the pieces together tightly, without overlapping them, allowing you to work a very dense material with a standard sewing machine.
Be careful to feed the strips through the machine so that the needle is pushing through inside the stitching already present on the seam or waistband. The fabric outside this seam will fray away quickly and your strips will not hold together.
Go slowly on your standard machine, you are asking a lot out of it and tugging or forcing the fabric will cause the needle to jam the faceplate and break. This is bad for the mechanism as well as destroying the needle and scratching the face plate.
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