problems with twill

DandyLion

I've been told to do 80/20 and it helps.... 80% of the stitch on the twill and 20% off

ahyder

I found the solution!
I have been wrestling with this same issue for some time now with no results. The last couple of days I have really been trying everything possible to dial in a job. After about 10 different variations and 2 phone calls to twill manufacturers, I finally figured out what the probelm is. There is too much density of the stitching.

Here is what I tested and didn't work;
-using smaller needles and larger needles.
- heat pressing the twill before cutting, after cutting and both
- adding a zig zag underlay, running stitch underlay or double layers of underlay.
- widening the satin stitch and increasing the percentage of coverage into the twill the satin stitch is.
-changing the direction of the twill on the cutter.

This last test, I pulled back on the density a fair amount and it came out beautiful. not one frayed edge.
If the density is too tight it will cut the fibers of the twill and cause it to fray. I hope this helps a lot of people from the headache I have had to deal with!
Happy Tackle Twill-ing!

flyinneedle

It appears that you must be cutting your own twill; if that is the case you do need to add a zig zag underlay to tack down the twill. It also appears by the picture that your steil stitch may not be wide enough to cover the edge. That may be why the twill is coming up through the stitches.