Using Vintage Machine for Heavy Duty work
Hi everyone! I've read somewhere that some vintage machines are so well made that they could sew through heavy materials like leather. I have several older machines, a 1930 Singer 66, 1962 singer 428k, a Macy's Herald badged 15 clone, and a featherweight. We recently had some new wall to wall carpeting installed and there are 2 large pieces left over. My husband was saying that we should have a couple of pieces bound so I started looking into DIY rug binding. There is a binding you can buy that has a sticky material on one side and you use a hot glue gun to attach the end of it to the unfinished edge. The reviews are iffy, it comes undone sometimes. My question is, would one of my vintage machines be able to sew through a binding on a rug? It's a low pile economy carpet so it's not very plush or thick.