OK Ladies - Sewing Leather With Machine

[Don Ro]

Elan 1010 machine and fairly soft, thin (2 mm) leather.
What kind of thread and what needle do I need?
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Thank you.
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[masraum]

Google is your friend.
You SEW Girl: How to sew leather... a few tips

Garment-weight leather can usually be sewn on a domestic sewing machine - as long as there is not too much bulk in the seams. It's best if you use a walking foot, wheel/roller foot or teflon presser foot on your machine.

You can purchase special "leather" sewing machine needles, which will penetrate the leather more efficiently than normal machine needles and form a nice even stitch. Well worth it.

Use pure nylon (if you can get it) or polyester upholstery weight thread. Any cotton content in the thread can deteriorate with age. Synthetics are strong and durable (and the raw ends can be melted into the seam end to seal them).

I suspect Google may hold more secrets that you could prise from it's greedy little fingers with a little finesse.

[Don Ro]

Been Googling all afternoon...that's a good link...thanks. Looks like I'll need a nylon shoe, too.
It had another good link on needles...
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https://www.thespruce.com/sewing-machine-needles-4122019
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I'll call a place in St. George, UT tomorrow...I was just in a hurry and sought info from the PPOT ladies.
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[petrolhead611]

For continuous outdoor use do not use ordinary nylon thread;its susceptible to UV.At least use bonded nylon,but don't try seeing at too high a speed as some of them can weld together inside the spool during very high speed sewing.