Just Got My First Leather Sewing Maching And Need Help

[OldToby]

I have been stitching most of my leather projects by hand and decided it was time to purchase a leather sewing machine. I purchased a very old Singer 28K71 Leather Patch Machine. I am running into some issues, and thought some more experienced folks could help me out.

My main issue is with the thread bunching below the leather I am stitching. It only does it on softer leather, I can sew through thick tooling leather with no issues. The tension seems fine on the thick pieces, but as soon as I transition to a softer piece, I get a big old nest of thread underneath. Needless to say, I can't finish my project until I figure this out.

I attached a few photos of the machine I have. Again, any help would be great! I look forward to posting and learning more.

~Old Toby

[Luke Hatley]

Old Toby.....that machine is not complete......in the second photo the thread is in the bobbin carrier, from what i know the thread should be wound around a bobbin, then placed in the carrier.

[GrampaJoel]

OldToby

I would suggest going to the top of the page and checking out this site. The leather machine co.

Or contact him directly.

at --->Steve Tayrien----AKA "Cobra Steve"

Leather Machine Co., Inc.

3545 Highland Ave. Ste. "C"

Highland, CA. 92346

1-866-962-9880

He's a very nice guy and can probably answer any questions you might have about the Singer machine you have. He might even know where to get the parts.

Good Luck!

Joel

[OldToby]

Thank you for the replies! I found a metal bobbin and put it in. I also used the same thread for the bobbin as i did for the spool and it seemed to fix the problem! I was using a softer thread for the bobbin and that is probably contributing to the problem. Thanks again for the help!

-Old Toby