SaltyKate

Thank you all! I am going to try to watch that I'm not lifting higher on the left. Will also try switching to exclusively contact cement as it is stronger. (That double sided tape suuuure is convenient though.) I've also started not cutting the bottom flush until after I've sewn. It also makes sense that the leather may be squeezing into the feed dog slot as well. Will try to watch that. I am also going to lower the pressure on the foot and see if that helps. Thanks so much for the replies!

Hi All. I'm using a TechSew 2700 cylinder arm. Keep having problem of the bottom layer squeezing out to the left of the feed dogs and stitching on the back side and only catching the top layers. It happens whether I'm using cement or double sided tape. I also use binder clips to keep the layers together. I'm wondering if there's something I can do in terms of the feed dog height, or the pressure on the presser foot to correct this problem. I thought I was going to be making bags so I got the cylinder arm, but now I wonder if that's not part of the problem too so I've ordered a flatbed table attachment as well. (I've got it rigged with boxes to hold the weight of the item while sewing, but these items are small and aren't heavy.) I'm trying to stitch generally 4mm from cut edge and have switched to 5mm to try to correct it as well. I'm new to sewing leather and industrial machines, so any guidance you could provide would be appreciated.