u/DasGiggity

Best Needles for Kennmore 385.15108200... and heavy duty fabric

Hi All,

I'm new to this... so I'm learning as I go. I am trying to sew a rather large piece- a sort of awning/biminey cover for a boat. Imagine a large rectangle, with channels sewn into the edges so I can run PVC pipes through them, and then, I guess, holes, either for straps or vertical poles to connect.

My question is around needles. This is heavy duty fabric... think denim... but synthetic and a MUCH tighter weave... and I dont know the best needle type for this. I have heavy duty thread, but the normal needles I have seem to get bogged up with the heavy duty thread I'm using.

Can anyone recommend a specific needle to use? There's like a thousand types and I dont know which to use! I know my ask is somewhat ambiguous, but I'm doing the best I ca.

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u/DasGiggity — 1 day ago

I should have made a move. I should have at least made an attempt- but I was too chicken shit. You were too pretty and I was too afraid of rejection... so I never said or did anything. Instead, I watched and went about my life. I dated other people... you dated other people. There was the one time... I made an ill timed attempt during one late night group get together... but the entire goal was to get you... not do what we did. Guess I do have bad timing.

I watched still and went about my life... always having you on my radar. I got married... had a family... and I'm happy. You did what you did... and you ended up where you are. I guess the water maybe wasnt as sweet where you were... And now you're where? Well... you know where you are... and it appears you're doing better... though I dont see any evidence of you being around your family... I'm sure your kids miss you.

Still... It appears fate or God stepped in and you and I were not meant to be. The years have not been kind to you... but that's because of your... habits. Still... I cant help but wonder what could have been. I wont reach out. I wont try to contact you... I dont want to impact your life any more than I may already have. But I do wish you the best. I wish you joy and happiness and peace. I wish you good health, both phsyically and mentally. I guess you cant heard Kats, so I'll let you roam wild.

Goodbye.

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u/DasGiggity — 22 days ago