Sewing Machine??

[phgsd]

I bought some very thin lambskin to make tugs - unfortunately even with special "leather" needles my sewing machine was not able to pierce them. And forget sewing nylon straps on

[BlackPuppy]

My brother had an antique Singer treadle and it could handle leather, no problem.

[dogsnkiddos]

I sew all the time and have my entire life. I make nearly all of my daughter's clothing (she is quite thin so clothes just don't fit her). I LOVE my Bernina and recently added in a husqvarna (viking). I have never met a material I cannot sew. I have a new singer and 2 brothers in my inventory and I ABSOLUTELY hate them. The heavy use of plastic in the machine casings leads to all sorts of issues. I love my 2 singers from before I was born, but none of the new stuff. I thought they would be perfect for teaching sewing skills to my Girl Scout Troop (all the girls think it is easy ever since television fashion competition shows hit the scene) but these machines and their poor quality would be too frustrating for the girls. Perhaps slightly more pricey models (these were in the 300 range) would be better, but for now I have a bad feeling toward them all.

Assuming you get a machine that does not have alignment issues (another problem with the plastic part machines Brother puts out there) the needle and picking the right size for your material is super important. Most any machine should be able to do what you want if you give it the right tools. Consider the importance of thread quality as well- I swear by gutterman and silkey. I like that they are strong but also produce less lint to clog the engine.

It's a shame you aren't close to me- you could test drive all my machines. Heck you could have one of the ones I hate!

[wolfstraum]

soft leather tugs are relatively inexpensive - I doubt that it is very cost effective to buy a super machine just to make them....Meghan - I just got some suede ones, I will get one to you...is the lambskin with or without fleece??? I can send it to the Amish harness maker I use and have it done into tugs if you want!

Lee

[phgsd]

Thanks Lee, I'm sure Kira would love one
The lambskin is without fleece - but is soo thin I honestly don't think it'd even hold up to the dogs. I got it online just to try, luckily it was cheap because I couldn't sew it and even if I could, I would've had to get something thicker...