sewing leather

The treadle would do it for sure, and you couldn't possibly ruin it or put its motor out of timing.

sewing leather

I agree with everything that CEA has said except the thread issue. Always use a Nylon coated thread to sew leather. Poly and the cottons will degrade be cause of the process used to tan the leather and the compounds in the dyes. Especially for a hand bag. Coats Bell 69 is what I use for all the leather I sew. I have used over 400 deer hides and 60 moose this year alone. I found out about this thread at our local Tender Tootsies foot ware factory about 4 years ago and since then have had no poblems with the thread failing. Most of what I sew is regalia for Pow Wow dancers and a few coats and vests for family. I use a Singer treadle for the really thick parts and my Pfaff 7570 for the rest. A Hump Jumper is invaluable but you can substitue a folded up piece of cardboard too. I have even used pieces of the leather to level the presser foot. The only other option if none of this works is to find a tack shop or shoe repair place to do the really heavy sections. I did this recently for a binder that I covered with leather. The tack shop stitched the edges for me through the moose hide and the cardboard of the binder. Charged me $10, and it was perfect.

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Hello, I wanted to thank everyone for helping me with the leather question the bag came out looking very nice. I would have replied sooner but the virus hit and I shut down till it was over. Deborah