Sewing Machine Techniques : How to Sew Leather

[CoxJoxSox]

Good job dude!

[alzathoth]

will a Pfaff 1222E sew 8oz leather?

[MindSeeR666]

This helped me out great.. I was thinking of adding patches onto my leather jacket and I didn't know how to.. but now i do lol.. This helped me out a lot thanks man.

I just hope my mommys got a sewing machine.

[AssaraxDemyx14]

@KilgoreTrout1907 oh your cool

[whotaughtyou]

AMANDA REDMAN

[macenaries]

whats a good sewing machine for sewing leather? i want something simple and cheap!

[000Libby000]

Thanks for posting this.

[ShakingAndMumbling]

He really makes sewing easy :)

He explains sewing better than my teacher...

[xtosckin2u]

wooohooo man great vid!!!

[hapyyidiot]

thank you

[MPDano]

Great vid. So it's pretty much the needle and not the machine to sew leather. I am looking to reupholsering my auto seats in Leather and Faux Suede. What machine are you using and some recomendations?

Thanks,

Leo

[jolo16]

I will soon put this to use, thanks for putting it out there

[kenny310304us]

wow. Great tip. I have been trying to sew 18oz vinyle with no luck, until this video....Thanks

[Keiburry]

dude i love you. awesome thorough explanations everytime. thanks

[MsSmooks]

Great Tips Thanks

[thisisbernini]

@letmejustsaythis

I agree! However, The machine he's using looks similar to mine, not exactly the same, but I notice that the plastic bobbin cover and the picture on it is identical to mine-my machine is an Elna 6200. His looks even simpler and I suspect it's a Elna or a Janome (who is now also Elna). Certainly not a heavy duty leather sewing machine. Apparently, most standard sewing machine can sew soft to medium thickness leather.

[hellspawn22]

nice vid. thanks :)

[crayonfou]

sweet. Thanks man.

[UtoobIsNWO]

For sewing leather ... check out an old Singer 401

(401a). All steel, gear driven. No belts or wheels to slip[ when sewing leather.

[22364014]

Yeah I am interested in sewing leather, canvas, etc for outdoor use what kind of machine will work with heavier material?

[TreadleLady]

@22364014 Will the machine sew through 4 layers of the leather? There will always be areas where two seams must be sewn together. An old White Rotary treadle sewing machine will sew through as much as you can get under the presser foot. I've used old treadles for heavy canvas and had no problem. They are all metal, simple and you can service them yourself.

[KingRatedRKO1511]

Thanks that was really helpful, I'm making a leather coat so those tips are useful.

[moomoo0508]

when I did this, the puncture marks from the stitches acted as perferation marks & the leather started to rip (it was a purse I made) was it cause I used the wrong thread maybe?

[awizardalso]

moomoo- I would bet your stitch length is too short. You want to set the machine for the least number of stitches per inch.

[ThemeanRippy]

Thanks for the tip I hope to soon put this to work!

[amiga2091]

What sewing machine model are you using to sew the leather with?

[foxiroxipoxi]

thanks, the video was really helpful.