Learn how to sew tuck and roll channeling in this tutorial video. Tuck & roll channeling is often use in car, boat and even home upholstery applications. Mostly made using a high quality seating vinyl like EverSoft from Sailrite. Tuck and roll channeling has a deep channel look because individual foam pieces are cut to size to fit into each pleat or channel. While most channeling materail is simply sewn over the sew foam compressing the foam to almost half its thickness. The next time you need a deep looking channeling for your upholstery application check out this video tutorial and the supplies to make it from Sailrite.

If you prefer shallow depth channeling consider using the Blind-Stitch Channeling approach instead:    • Mastering the Art of Sewing Blind-Sti...  

0:00 - Intro
0:48 - Calculating Pleat Size & Number
2:08 - Calculating Backer Fabric Size & Marking
3:32 - Sewing a Test Piece
8:16 - Calculating Vinyl Fabric Size & Marking
9:26 - Sewing Pleats
14:42 - Adding Adjacent Fabric Panel

Materials List:
Fabric Backed Sew Foam 1/2" - SKU: 124306 https://www.sailrite.com/Fabric-Backe...
Upholstery Decking Tan 67" Fabric - SKU: 123529 https://www.sailrite.com/Upholstery-D...
EverSoft™ Indoor/Outdoor 54" Vinyl Fabric – we used SKU: 124477 https://www.sailrite.com/Fabrics/Mari...
Tex 90 Polyester Thread from Sailrite https://www.sailrite.com/Notions/Thre...
Template Plastic Plain A4 (2 pack) - SKU: 123106 https://www.sailrite.com/Template-Pla...
Seamstick 1/4" Basting Tape for Canvas & Upholstery (36 yds.) - SKU: 122065 https://www.sailrite.com/Seamstick-1-...

Tools List:
Sailrite® Clear Acrylic Ruler 6" x 24" - SKU: 102400 https://www.sailrite.com/Clear-Acryli...
Sailrite® Deluxe Fabricator® Sewing Machine Package (110V) - SKU: 400600 https://www.sailrite.com/Sailrite-Del...
Scribe-All® Black Marking Pencil for Vinyl - SKU: 121977 https://www.sailrite.com/Scribe-All-W...
Suisei Magnetic Sewing Guide - SKU: 102983 https://www.sailrite.com/Magnetic-Sew...
Clear Acrylic Ruler 14" x 1" - SKU: 123094 https://www.sailrite.com/Clear-Acryli...
Zipper Foot Left for Sailrite® Fabricator®, 111 & Big-N-Tall - SKU: 400311 https://www.sailrite.com/Zipper-Foot-...
Pen, Tape