Best Machine For Thinner Leathers (Purses, Wallets,etc)

[OLDNSLOW]

Julia, sort of off topic here, but how are things in Taos?  So you work out a shop there?  I really need to get up there for a visit I have an Aunt and cousins that live there and have lived there for ever even before hippie communes were the in thing to do in Taos, they live over in the Rancho De Taos area, any way thanks if reply good luck.

 

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[cdthayer]

18 hours ago, SissipahawLeatherCo said:

I also sew lighter weight upholstery and garment leather and suedes but I use a Juki manufactured Econosew Walking Foot. I've only been trying to use the machine for a few months and currently have size 22 needle and 138 thread which does NOT seem to work for my lightweight leather. What needle and thread size/type would you suggest?

I don’t know the age of your machine, or if this could have anything to do with your problem, but I’ve got an old Singer 111G156 walking foot machine that doesn’t sew thin or soft leathers well at all (Tex92 thread).  It causes the material to pucker like the tension is too tight, but I got to studying it closely while hand cranking it, and could finally see what the problem was. 

The inside foot begins its forward motion just a bit before the foot is completely clear of the material, dragging the top layer of material with it just a tiny bit.  I hadn’t ever noticed this when sewing wovens, and I haven’t really used the machine much at all since obtaining it.  It was a basket case when I got it, so I may have something out of adjustment in the feed, but excess movement front to back of the inside foot when just clear of the material (push/pull with thumb and finger) makes me think that it’s wear in the mechanism.

CD in Oklahoma

PS - My wife and I like the Taos area too.  We rode our motorcycles across US Hwy 64 from Cimarron to TA several times over the years.  Great ride!

Edited March 26, 2016 by cdthayer

[Primosand]

Yes the seat is very nice.