Can I machine sew through med. weight copper craft metal? How difficult is it? And do I need to pull out my old machine and not risk doing it on the Janome 6500? I want to add it on a quilt. I assuming I would need sand paper after I cut it to smooth the edges. What else do I need to know about using foil metals? Thanks for any help and direction.
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Now, I'm both the right and wrong person to answer this question because I will sew through anything for art's sake. I think you should bring out your old machine. I don't own anything new and fabulous like a Janome, so it would be a shame to mess it up. But an old machine will chug through even a tin can. Ask me how I know this. Why do you think? So, I'd go with using something other than your Janome for sewing things that are not fabric.
ReplyDeleteI have done this with the copper mesh I bought at the craft store. It is not a problem and I wouldn't bring out the old machine cause I don't have one! I would use a jeans needle for stength.
ReplyDeleteWhile I might be tempted to try this with my old machine.. there is one thing I would have to think about: if you need to sandpaper the edges after you cut it... what will keep the copper from shredding whatever thread you use at the points where you sew through it? That would be my major concern. Can you punch holes in it, and then sew by hand with fireline or wire?
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