chrisash Report post Posted November 13, 2020 as a newby to machine stitching leather, I wonder what sort of stitch length would be good for small leather items like wallets and so on. normally hand stitching i would use 0.6 tiger at 3,38 mm, now looking at possibly #92 bonded nylon or even #69 welcome suggestions. using 111G155 Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Wizcrafts Report post Posted November 13, 2020 I tend to sew at between 5 and 6 stitches per inch. You won't filigree the leather at that spacing. However, with thinner thread and needles you can sew closer stitches, like 7 or 8 to the inch. A lot of this has to do with the shape of the needle. A slicing point, like the Schmetz S style slices inline and makes the stitches look shorter. It can weaken the seam if too close together. OTOH, a tri or diamond point produces a smaller hole that pokes rather than slices. You get a more topstitch appearance and can sew closer together before weakening the leather. Experiment! Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
chrisash Report post Posted November 13, 2020 Thanks wiz Have looked at a lot of commercial made leather goods and they seem to use far more than 8spi which made me wonder. I will be using LR type needles Quote Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
