AlexD

Haven't see any posts about these knives yet so i thought I'd share. I bought a round knife a few days ago and have been very impressed with it for only £17 it was definitely worth it. Quick delivery as well. Hope someone finds it helpful https://www.ebay.co.uk/usr/custom.made.online?_trksid=p2057872.m2749.l2754 If the link doesn't work just search custom.made.online on ebay.

Thank you Tugadude I've seen Nigel's YouTube videos and found his videos very helpful, however the courses he offers (while I wish I could) isn't viable at the moment, due to the distance and cost. Maybe in the future though?! Thank you for your advice though! Also thank you zuludog for the pointers on what to research for domestic machines. However what I was asking for was recommendations for some reputable Industrial leather machine dealers. I've done hours of research already on leather sewing machines and barely scratched the surface it seems. I came here hoping to get some help and pointers on a subject that can be very confusing to newcomers. After reading other posts on the subject and the advice given by people much more experienced than me, i feel it's helped considerably. Everyone has to learn from somewhere or someone right? I don't think courses, although very helpful, are plausible now. Thank you for the George Barnsley recommendation aswell, I'll be sure to give them a look!

Thank you for the advice. I think I might start off with a cheap fabric domestic machine, untill college at least (starting in September) and see is they could subsidise a machine, or something similar. I feel like any experience with a machine is going to be useful. Also are there any suppliers/dealers like castle sewing nearish Newcastle/teeside area? Please could you let me know more about some of the subclasses of the Pfaff's? Or any other options fitting what I want to do?

So I recently started leather working about a year ago, after watching hours of various Youtube videos, I went up to Le Prevo to buy some simple supplies and took off from there (My best work to date is attached). At the moment I hand stitch with sewia 3 mm and 4 mm stitching chisels but am interested in sewing machine options, and whether getting one is realistic or not. I live in northern England in a terraced house in a medium to large bedroom, so must be fairly quiet. I'm hoping to go to a local art collage, where i can progress with this hobby and potentially turn it into some sort of business later on?! Also cost is of course a large factor, even though a machine may not be viable now some information and options would be really nice to think through and dwell on. I would like to be able to sew veg-tan as thin as 1 mm (for wallets and such things) up to about 6/7 mm (for bags and many other projects). Now i'm not sure if that is realistic from 1 machine but i'm hopeful. A cylinder arm is a must and a flat bed attachment would be nice but not crucial (I could always make something). Something beginner friendly as I have close to 0 experience with sewing machines, and something fairly quiet. I've found a few options that i think may suit what i'm after: Cowboy 341 Cowboy 227r Techsew 2750 PFAFF 335 (Might not work with the thicker end of what i want to work with) TEXI HD FORTE CILINDRO adler 69 (available nearby 1 hr drive, used for £1200 https://www.castlesewing.co.uk/product/adler-69-cylinder-arm-walking-foot/) Any help or guidance would be really appreciated. Thank you!