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Thanks again for the info thats great, i will give it a try...nice to know i wasnt completely off with my attempts. Im just wondering....do you get zipper feet or something that i can get close to the pipe with for the industrial brother walking foot machines?? i cant seem to find them anywhere

Thanks for the replies guys its much appreciated, im just wondering if i go a little closer surely this will weaken the seam putting so many holes in the vinyl? This is the process i use... 1. Lay piping cord into vinyl and sew up (to make the piping) 2. Lay piping along the first piece of vinyl and sew on 3. lay other piece of vinyl on top and sew on Thats basically 3 lines of stitch going through the piping...is this correct? i assumed the more lines of stitch the weaker the joint? The only other way i can see of doing it is to make the piping then sew the bottom and top piece of vinyl to the piping at the same time?...what is the normal sewing process?

Hi guys I wonder if someone is able to help me, i am having trouble adding piping to a vinyl upholstery seat. I am using a walking foot industrial machine with a piping foot, however i have found that when sewing the piping on to join 2 pieces of vinyl (like a seam) when the vinyl is stretched i can see the stitching where the piping has been attached (see the below photo)...its almost like the stitch isnt getting close enough to the piping with the piping foot...is this normal?? i didnt think you were suppose to be able to see the stitches when adding piping? You will see from the photo the area that i mean, if i stretch the material a little more you can see the stitches. I removed the center foot and replaced with a normal flat foot and found that i could get much closer to the edge but i wanted to know if i am doing something wrong? Could someone talk me through the process of adding piping to a piece of material