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Thanks for the insight Wiz. I certainly would like to get a true walking foot machine, hopefully sooner than later. I am hoping that this Singer can serve as a decent hold over on my smaller projects in the meantime. With that said, what needles should I stay away from with using this machine for the light leather I will be using? Also, I believe I heard you mention it will not like any thread over #69? Thank you again

Hi everybody, I recently purchased a refurbished Singer 15-88 that I look forward to playing with, but have zero experience with this type of machine. I plan to use it for the projects which I am into such as wallets, purses and men's should bags and from what I have read I believe it should work ok. With that said, would you mind sharing any helpful information you may have with this machine or personal experiences that you think can help me out? I have done my research online on a few different sites but would love to hear personally from my fellow leather crafters. What size thread and type of needles do you prefer to use, what NOT to do etc. As always, I value all of your input!

Wow, very nice work - well done, especially with the carving!

Thanks for the input everybody, I was thinking of crafting a wallet with the thin stuff however I don't want to waste the leather so decided against it. I think I may use it for wallet interiors as suggestion, that sounds like my best bet. As for the soft stuff, I may do a few notepad cases out of it. Hand stitching this stuff is a bit difficult for me, as using a stitching iron just doesn't work the same as it does with the more firm stuff. The holes close in much fast and it stretches much more. The good news is that I have a beautiful Singer 15-88 coming to me late this week. I look forward to playing with this new toy!

Hi everybody, I am new here and have been poking around for a bit. I see there is a lot of very talented folks on here and I appreciate everybody's contribution! Anyhow, I recently purchased (by accident) some very thin 0.6mm or 1.5oz but very beautiful leather. The problem is that I am not sure what to do with it! I believe its too thin to make a wallet of any sort. I am fairly new to the craft and thought I would ask you experts what your thoughts are? I have provided a picture below for reference. I also have a few sides of some other really soft veg tanned leather that I am not sure what I want to do with quite yet. The problem for me is that its just too soft and not firm enough to make anything I am used to making, plus I cannot burnish the edges as its not firm enough. I would love your thoughts on this as well if possible. I have also provided a picture of this as well. My apologies for the lame questions here, like I said I am pretty new to this and thought it would be great to hear what ideas you all may have. Thanks in advance everyone, any and all ideas are very welcomed!