Tension when stitching brims

Hello Milliners,

I need some help please.

I am working on a brim at the moment and incasing a wire into the brim edge. The straight stitch on my sewing machine is very inconsistent. Could this be a tension issue?

I've folded the brim edge over the wire, so technically sewing through 6 layers of sinamay. Note too sure if there is a recommended stitch length and tension for such a thick layer of material?

Thank you in advance!

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Permalink Reply by Elaine Mergard October 21, 2023 at 8:19am

Hi Lyndon If the inconsistency is the length of stitch it may be due to the difficulty needle is having to penetrate the thickness so use a sharp leather needle. If inconsistency is due to tension either top or bottom there would be some looping of thread = under thread will be bobbin tension. Hope this helps - Elaine