stavrosch83 Report post Posted October 23, 2019 Hello, my name is Stavros. I am new at shoe making and i am search a sewing machine for leather shoes, boots etc. I dont know what to buy i saw many videos at youtube about some machines, like pfaff 360, singer 320k, singer 306k, 201k. Are they good for that work or not? Sorry for my english and thanks for help. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
arashikage Report post Posted October 23, 2019 If you want to make shoes it is best to get a post bed machine preferably one with a wheel. The machines you listed are flat beds and you will have a harder time sewing uppers. Some models to look for are the Singer 136-W101, Consew 228, Techsew 810 for example. It will be much easier to sew uppers on a post bed. Depending on what type of shoes you plan on making you will most likely be using a #69 thread (US size)/40 (Metric)/T70 (Tex). So you will want to make sure that any machine you get will handle that easily. Most of them should with no trouble. These machines are just for the uppers. You will have to stitch the sole by hand unless you have an outsole stitcher which is a completely different type of machine. Hope that helps. Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
stavrosch83 Report post Posted October 23, 2019 Thank you very much. I will check that you wrote Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
