chrisash Report post Posted June 15, 2019 I used to have a variety of commercial Barudan and semi pro brother embroidery machines and did the patterns myself We regularly used to use chrome and patent leather often using metallic thread on the barudan with lots of silicon spray to keep it running on leathers Always used ball point needles and on design alternated the spacing of the needle position like a small zig zag pattern to give strength to the leather then do the same with the boundary and three layers of stabilizer, stitches are far to close for leather needles, run at about 100 to 200 spm rather than the normal 800, max in my day 1000spm but even more now days, My 12 head barudan cost £44000 plus vat in the 1980's You really need a experienced designer to use on leather Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
