Upholstery Sewing Machine

Sunday, October 25th, 2009 at 3:06 am

An upholstery sewing machine is one that is not usually used for homes but for commercial purposes. This type of sewing machine was made to handle heavy fabrics, which when handled by a regular home sewing machine, might actually become very difficult.

Standard sewing machines are made to handle regular fabrics only, and at most denim. So if you use a really heavy and thick fabric, it could wreak havoc to the sewing machine, which is why an upholstery sewing machine is made for that purpose.

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Usually, homemakers who would like to sew on upholstery, leather or some other heavy duty fabric, would simply change the needles into bigger and sturdier ones. However, since the regular sewing machine was made to handle thin fabrics, it sometimes create thread jams.

There are also instances when the needle used, no matter the size, gets broken in the process of sewing. This is also very dangerous for you. Bunching also happens, which makes sewing a really tedious task without a good sewing machine.

So if you desire to sew really thick materials at home, then getting an upholstery sewing machine would be your best move. It is actually quite expensive as compared to the standard sewing machine considering that its main use is for industrial or commercial purposes.

One of the differences between an upholstery sewing machine and a regular home machine is how the fabric is fed into it. The latter would usually have a feed located right under the fabric which pulls it through, while the former would have a walking foot.

This is composed of two pieces, one will be holding the fabric in place, and the other would be pulling it through. These parts of an upholstery sewing machine make it easier to handle tough fabrics and at the same time, it allows you to work on multi-layered sewing projects.

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One of the great upholstery sewing machines available is the Reliable MSK-1541S Single-Needle Walking-Foot Sewing Machine. This is compound feed and could very well handle heavy-weight fabrics. It has a 2500 rpm, has a safety clutch and allows you to adjust the stitch length according to your preference.

Personally, having an upholstery sewing machine around is really helpful. I love sewing and there was I time that I found a really great pattern for my sofa. Since I couldn’t trust anybody else to do it, I decided to purchase a second-hand Reliable upholstery sewing machine. It was still quite expensive but its use clearly outweighs its hefty price.