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Someone had asked about embroidering on leather or faux leather......this will be going on a car headrest and is leather......I did not use stabilizer or special needle, but have to remember that I use a 16 needle machine......
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Was it a needle especially for leather? A friend asked me just this morning about embroidering on a faux leather purse/tote. I told her I hadn't done it. I didn't know if you had to have a special font for vinyl or if the fonts we use would perforate the vinyl as the stitches are so close. What is your thought or experience on this?
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Hi Toogie.....I do not use any special needles, but mine is a commercial machine ...I would think if you have leather needle to use it.....I normally use a satin stitch on leather, but I had to enlarge this one too much for satin........
i use same old needle on both these NO problem Go ahead try it TOOGIE!!!!
A leather needle cuts a triangular hole, useful for seams on thick leather, but the Husqvarba representative I know said never to use one for embroidery on thinner varieties - it might even cut out the enbroiderd piece. She recommends top stitch needles or just a sharp all purpose one. That worked well for me.
Mops are you stitching on a commercial machine or single needle for vinyl? I thought of buying a readymade tote I like but didn't want to stitch and have a big hole from where my design should be because it perforated and cut out the design as your instructor said.
I used a household machine, the Designer 1, and stitched on leather, a rather thin nappa. As far as vinyl goes I've only sewn it - with a large stitch, 3.5 to 4 mm - and never dared embroidering it.
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