I'm all new to this.
My business was looking into developing a new line of products (not leather related), and in order to get some prototypes out, we bought a JUKI 1541S in 2021. Fast forward a little over a year later and the China virus aftermath turned the business belly up after all, and the sewing machine remains in my home office.
After looking at it every day for a few month, I decided that I want to learn how to work with leather, and possibly start my own little business. My interest ranges from wallets, gun holsters, to certain auto upholstery like arm rests and smaller parts for camper conversions.
I installed a reduction pulley back in the day in order to slow it down. I oiled and tested it yesterday and it works as indented.
I tried to read up the things that I need and where to start, but got overwhelmed by the amount of information on this forum alone. So here a few first questions:
1.) Will the JUKI 1541S be a decent machine for my intended purposes? I'd hate having to invest that kind of money on another machine.
2.) What type of leather, threads, needles should I order, in order to get me started?
3.) What other tools will I need?
