pecosbill

I am very familiar with the Pfaff 130 (I have repaired/refurbished many of them to date) and I will say they are excellent homw machines. They are not industrial/commercial machines and will NOT sew saddle skirts. You can do some harness leather, blankets, belts etc.. because it is a powerful little machine. I do some leather work and use the Pfaff 130 all the time. I have sewed 1/4 " Veg Tan leather (after casing the leather) but it isn't something you can do routinely. To do what you want you need an Artisan or Tippman Boss (hand machine) and the cost is $1,300.00 to $3,000, so you would need to be in the saddle making business to justify that kind of expense. pecosbill