Hi
I suffer from Parkinson's and my wife & I thought that leatherworking would be excellent therapy - good call on her part :). We set up a small garden workshop but I think I got the wrong sewing machine. Looking around and talking to the UK distributors, I purchased a Cowboy 335 (Hightex7335) back in April.
This is a lovely machine, but my condition limits my reaction time and even on the slowest speed I cannot keep up with it (I've sewed my thumb a couple of times :)). I have been sewing manually using an awl for the last 6 months and could do with some help here. I am thinking that a manual machine (hand-cranked?) may be a better option as that is something I can control much better. Can anybody suggest a machine please for general work and where I can purchase one - I see loads on eBay but know nothing about them.
Thanks