New to Leatherwork

[stuartgb100]

Hi,

I'm completely new to leatherwork and would be grateful for guidance.

I've thinking of buying a 2nd hand Janome machine

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326448562585

I'm looking to make items in 3mm leather.

Will this do the trick?

Mainly plain straight seam stitching.

Many thanks.

[rleather]

I only stitch by hand , so not much help . I just wanted to welcome you to the forum, someone with machine knowledge will chime in soon. 

My gut feeling is it would not work for what you are wanting to do,more of a home clothing type machine.

[Northmount]

44 minutes ago, stuartgb100 said:

I've thinking of buying a 2nd hand Janome machine

Moved your post to leather sewing machines.

You should review this thread.  

 

[dikman]

That is a domestic machine and they generally are not suitable for sewing leather. Sorry. Don't waste your money.

[AlZilla]

11 hours ago, stuartgb100 said:

Hi,

I'm completely new to leatherwork and would be grateful for guidance.

I've thinking of buying a 2nd hand Janome machine

https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/326448562585

I'm looking to make items in 3mm leather.

Will this do the trick?

Mainly plain straight seam stitching.

Many thanks.

Yeah, a lot of us start out thinking we can use a domestic. And, to a limited extent, sometimes we can.

2 years later, I have 5 industrial machines... <sigh>

Clear out a space and start saving your pocket change.