appendix Report post Posted July 1, 2013 (edited) If someone could help I would appreciate it. I am looking to make my daughters horsemanship chaps for showing. I have no plans/interest in doing any kind of other leatherwork beyond potentially some lightweight applique on the horsemanship shirts as well. The chaps would be the heaviest thing going and they will not be everyday work chaps. The entire reason for me doing it in the first place is she is growing like a weed and doesn't show that heavily, so I don't want to be forking out regularly for custom made show chaps, cost is an issue. Other show moms keep telling me they make their own on their home machines, but the one I quilt on will croak, it can barely do what it does now. So I need to know if the older singers can really do this kind of work? What kind of machine should I be looking for? I know it has been beaten to death, I have looked at the forums but you are talking way over my head for the most part. I am just starting to try and get a feel for what I will need to be doing. Need to learn about the different leathers too, so any advice there would be appreciated as well. A good number of the moms use ultrasuede but the idea kind of makes me shudder.... Edited July 1, 2013 by appendix Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
LBennett Report post Posted July 7, 2013 one of my good friends uses an old Singer to do alot of her work, ( leather and horse blanket stuff. The machine she uses is about 30 or so years old now. I have and old treadle Singer that still powers through stuff that many brand new ones wouldn't... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
appendix Report post Posted July 7, 2013 which old singer does she use? there are so many... Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
