Introduction

[dkpetersen]

Hello, my name is Deb. I am new to the board and am looking forward to meeting all of you. I have been hand stitching leather projects for years and am tired of doing it! I make handcrafted items for family members and friends. I have developed a method of setting stones into leather and use my love of art to carve, stamp, and paint designs around the stone. Now I am looking for a sewing machine to make small projects like purses, checkbooks, billfolds, pda cases, etc. easier to sew. In the future I would also like to try making shoes and sandals. I am clueless as to what sewing machine would be good for these purposes. I am also wanting information on vendors for sewing machines, thread, and supplies. Any information that you could share on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks - Deb

[Art]

Hi Deb,

I could tell you to get an Artisan 797 or 618, but then you really need to get enough info to convince yourself. Go back and read the many threads in this forum, some of us on this forum have answered these questions numerous times. There is a lot of info here for the asking. You can skip the technical posts but there is a lot of info on selection of a machine. If you want to save time, search on 797 618 3000 1245 545 2000, read up and then come back with specific questions, your time will be better spent with reading and specific questions.

Art

Hello, my name is Deb. I am new to the board and am looking forward to meeting all of you. I have been hand stitching leather projects for years and am tired of doing it! I make handcrafted items for family members and friends. I have developed a method of setting stones into leather and use my love of art to carve, stamp, and paint designs around the stone. Now I am looking for a sewing machine to make small projects like purses, checkbooks, billfolds, pda cases, etc. easier to sew. In the future I would also like to try making shoes and sandals. I am clueless as to what sewing machine would be good for these purposes. I am also wanting information on vendors for sewing machines, thread, and supplies. Any information that you could share on this would be greatly appreciated! Thanks - Deb