I've been searching for a machine that will sew leather bags (soft garment? leather) as even the old Husqvarna Viking was struggling the other day, the motor didn't seem to have enough "welly" sometimes and I had to turn the handwheel to start the needle off into the leather.
I've spent an hour or two this afternoon veering from one idea to another - then I had a sudden thought. I remembered that a good few years ago (probably back in the eighties!) I bought my Elna 3003 because it would sew through loads of layers of denim.
I kept adding layers of leather, including a couple of layers as a kinda strap attachment, and got to a total of six layers, four plus the two of the strap bit, and it didn't skip a beat, not even when sewing over the humpy bit
I think I can stop looking for another machine now.
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