Basic Tips for Sewing Leather Goods 

Sorry, I didn't listen a word. I was too busy to admire this amazing and perfect edge holy cow !

Kudos for showing possible mistakes. That's especially helpful. As far as holding your thread for the first couple of stitches... it's also a good idea in general to make sure the thread take-up lever is at its highest position before starting to stitch.

Thanks for sharing your knowledge! I greatly appreciate you taking the time to make the video and leaving in the portion when the thread broke. This was a real teaching moment that was beneficial to myself and I’m sure many others. 👏👏👏

That tip about how to position the needle when you're getting ready to back stitch was a GODSEND! That was driving me nutso. Also really appreciate about the pressure foot leaving footprints, I'll mess with that and see if I can improve it. Thank you!

Thank you for pointing out the timing for making a 90 degree turn. Took me forever to figure out that sweet spot.

Thanks for correcting and restarting for us new leather sewing people.

This video was EXCELLENT! Exactly what I was looking for. I just purchased a cobra class 26, and while I am not new to sewing machines, I am new to leather machines. I have so many questions, and you answered quite a few. I will be looking for more of your videos. Thank you!

I had my machine for a little while before I figured out some of the tips you mentioned here. Learned a few more today. Great Stuff. Thanks

Thank you so much! I've a big walking foot machine that likes to leave marks in my leather, so much I turned to hand stitching........I will release presser foot pressure and see If I can source a smooth presser foot as well. Love your videos. I've learnt plenty. Bless y'all.

That's Right! Teaching opportunity. I've learned a lot watching your videos. Thanks!😄

Super helpful. Learning how to adjust the presser foot tension was worth watching the whole thing. I appreciate you sharing your knowledge.

That was really good information. Especially about the pressure foot on my sewing machine I tried to push the pressure is high as I could to make the leather go through and couldn't figure out why it wouldn't work very well now I'm going to go completely the other way and loosen up the pressure and hopefully I have better luck. Thank you for sharing

This is a good video , but I would like to mention that the best thread to sew thicker leather pieces is bonded to the core polyester ,because it does not stretch as much as nylon threads do and when you are sewing thick leather like vegetable tanned Leather (like you are sewing now)three is a tremendous friction between the thread and the leather piece and friction means heat and one of the reason your thread broke in the middle of the process because ,first you used nylon thread and it is very susceptible to heat and second , the size B92 thread you are using is a bit thin for such project ,there is a thread size that is only available at Advanced Leather Design Bond 1 thread that is +B92 (which does not exist in North American Thread size Chart)and it is slightly thicker than B92 and slightly thinner that B138 and it is specifically designed at Advanced Leather Design to see leather pieces like this,and always use Chiseled needles (it is also know as LR needles In the industry)it has chiseled like that is angled and it is designed for leather sewing and also you can use TIR needles which has an obelisk shape tip but these two needles give a different stitch appearances.There is also one more thing to mention is for sewing machines that have transport system ( where there are three parts in the sewing machine that push the leather piece forward ,1-the dog feed ,2-the walking foot,3-the needle and the needle bar )use a thicker thread for the top stitches and thinner for bobbin thread such as in this case +B92 for the top and regular B92 for the bobbin thread and also adjust the bobbin thread and top thread accordingly to get the best result.

Such an awesome video with a lot of information and I'm glad the thread broke in the middle of the video actually that taught me how to handle such a situation too. Thank you for your time and knowledge.

dude this is one of the best vids on the subject out there. Thanks

I can’t tell you how much you cleared up for me with this video! Thank you! And thank you for taking the time to create it and teach us!! Very grateful!

this is what I was looking for! The tip to hold the thread tight at start is what I needed. I had a difficulty with the mess at the start and end of my stitch. I'm going to try this tip but I have faith that it really works! ta!

Golden opportunity to make your video stand out with that accident! So glad you took advantage of that! Now I know what to do if that happens to me 😁

Thanks for the video, I'm still learning to use my new machine, and this really helps

You are amazing and generous for sharing all these information

Kudos to you. I really enjoy your informative vids. I'm learning a lot from your choice of topic. Thank you again.

Thank you so much. Just got my Industrial Walking foot slowed down enough so i can now learn. This was a very instructional video.

That was very nice of you to take your time and give us some good tips thank you I really appreciate it God bless you brother

Great video again. I’d be really interested in a video showing the different feet that you use on your sewing machines and the skiver too. Thanks again for taking the time to make these really valuable insights

This video is great! You’re so nice & helpful

A very encouraging informative tutorial ... thank you very much! X

thank you for the pointers!!! really enjoyed your video.

Great video! Recovering from the SNAFU was the best part! Thanks for sharing your experience with us!

This was a good video to start with. I'm not sure what machine to get but this video helped me understand some fundamentals. I'm sorta glad your thread broke while stitching because this allowed you to show how to recover the piece without tossing it and starting over.

Awesome video! I know nothing about sewing leather and this was very informative! Will Subscribe for sure!

Amazing tips my friend; many thanks for share.

Thanks so much! Very helpful!! Having trouble with thread breaking... Works great sewing duck, switch to suede and thread breaks right off... Trying different threads and feet!! Thanks again!

Very good job, thank you for showing you this. God bless you.

Thanks for a great, informative video. I liked seeing how you corrected for the thread break.

Hi there! Great video to get started on. I sew on a regular machine but this gave me an incite on the workings of an industrial machine. Keep up the videos they help getting all who sew more professional and proficient. God bless and take care.

I like that you even posted that issues do happen. Makes me feel ok. I am new to leather stitching and I have tones of issues. 😂 great video. Thanks for taking the time to make it.

Very useful video for a beginner. Thank you so much...

Lots of good info. Thank you!

thank you bro....always love to learn from you some tips and technique of doing leather craft..greetings from Indonesia

Thank you so much for all the great info! I know it’s time consuming to make videos - so thanks for doing this!! :0)

Great talent and video You are very experienced May God continue to bless you and your channel.

Beautiful stuff, Thank you

Bout a year late but super helpful. I just got an industrial machine and having trouble getting the beginning stitches to look right. Pulling the thread helped.

Love how you showed the pivot move on the corner stitch!

Just got my machine and thanks for the tipssss

always a pleasant and informative video...thanks

Thanks for the advice. You’re an excellent teacher

I am going to have to get one of those edgers now. Thanks for the tips.

Thank you so much for sharing this precious tips with us! Really appreciated and extremely helpful :-)

Thanks for the info! I’m going to be brave and unbox my machine, I’ve had for 5-8 years

Great info thanks. The reason the thread broke is that Juki recommends that you thread thru that guide it hooked on. After the check spring it should go thru 2 guides to the take up arm then back thru the same 1st guide. This will help control the thread better. See thread routing in manual and it shows it going thru that guide twice.

Hey, awesome video. Thanks for sharing. About the edge guide. You can just loosen the screw, flip black piece over to the left side. :)

Hi, thanks for that, very informative. I was particularly interested to se the speed reducer in action. I am interested in getting a machine that is able to sew heavier materials like leather. Are these machines also capable of doing lighter materials well?

Thank you so much! You work great 😊

Thanks for the video, I sent you on an email a while back. Ive been making leather holsters and now you have me intrigued wanting to make leather wallets. .

Fantastic video, really gave me some.great tips for the future thank you 😁😁

Thank you for that, great video

This was super helpful - thanks for making it! One question: are you using a long hole punch to get the holes on your strap so perfect? They look really clean, and I'd like to do something similar on some leather lash tabs. Thanks again.

I've got better experience from ur tutorial....thnx a lot

Good advice I can relate to them all!

Thanks for the tips and specially for the final music.

Very informative thank you!

Thanks great tips. Sometimes I need to sew thick leather but I get stuck with the sewing machine foot can you please show us how to adjust the foot according to the leather thickness.. Thanks again great work!

Thank you. Nice video with real practical advice. What model is this machine?

what size and style needles do you use for your #92 thread? thanks for the tips!

hi there . Love your videos ! Whats your recommendation on an 'entry level' leather sewing machine. One that won't break the bank . :)

Thanks for these great tips 👍

Great video mate. How about a video on how to correct mistakes or misfeed when sewing with machine, instead of redoing the whole stitch line. I haven’t found any practical informative video out there. Your videos are very clear and easy to understand.

Great video - what needles are you using here? - thanks!

Oh thanks for sharing , I get it now!

Great video

Thank you so much for the video

I'm having trouble sewing the tip of an english point . I can't get the turn around to look neat using my Juki machine and have taken to stopping short on the straight away and saddle stitching the point. Any hints?? or could you do another great video on that technique? Thanks for all your helpful videos for those of us just getting started. Cheers!

Thanks for the tips!

Hey great video! Where did you purchase the "non-marring" presser foot from? Thanks.

Great video Thanks!

Thank you for this.

Great info Parker. I’m with you on the lighter thread. Looks classy. Any specific reason you prefer bonded nylon vs bonded polyester thread?

Hey thanks for the good tips and links etc Did you make the hat you are wearing ? I’m a big fan of hats etc. and ive been looking at a few i own and becoming interested in making one or learning how

hi! thanls for sharing the video and teaching us your skills. and i have a question . where did you get the molds foe cutting the wallets leather? i would love to buy them and how is the price ? i hope you can help me with this i formation . thanks.

Very nice video👍... Can u pl tell me which juki machine u r useing....

I'm so glad you left the thread popping in the video. Seeing this makes me feel less upset when stuff like this happens to me.

Really great advice as usual.

Great video, what size needle were you using?

Hi, thanks for your video, I've a walking foot machine that likes to leave deep marks in my leather, if. If I put tensions screw up I have another problem - walking foot doesn't evenly spread the different thicknesses of the leather, for example in the folded coin pocket. Any idea how to avoid this problem? Thanks a lot!

Thanks for the video. When I sew the curve I have trouble with spacing between stitchi , they get wider then the straight area. Did that ever happen to you?

Well done

Nice video, I'm considering buying one of those someday. Just wondering, what's the minimum stiches lenght?

Thanks for your videos, greetings from mexico, what model is your juki sewing machine?

Another great video! I thought i saw another video of yours that said a walking foot is a must for sewing leather. It didn't look look like the foot was "walking" in this video. ??

That's a really pretty piece of material. What is it and how thick? Thanks!

Thanks for your tips. Just getting started using our Sailrite LSZ-1. Need to order the leather presser foot so it will not jack up the leather. Ray, Oklahoma

I used a compass to mark the line. As it doesn‘t cut a line in the leather, we just tapped the thread gently down into the leather with a plastic-hammer and/or also by applying pressure on the thread with a folding bone.

Thanks so much for this video (and all of your videos) you've been a big inspiration over the last few months for me as I start my leather business. The other day I took the plunge and bought a Juki LU-563 which is the old version of your machine I believe. Keep up the great work and cheers from Sydney Australia!

Hi, I wanted to ask you about the spring I seen in your bobbin case, I bought the Juki 1508N new from a dealer in Texas and mine doesn't have this spring so, was wanting to find out if yours came with that spring and what purpose does it serve by having it? Should I call my dealer and find out why my machine is missing that spring, it seems to work just find without it, was just curious about your thoughts on this issue. Thank you so much. Tammy

Thank you very much.

Love the video! What’s the name of the song at the end? I can’t find it on shazam

Thank you

Hand stitch my fav

Hello, what model machine do you use? also what foot do you find best?