Thanks - I do have an old Singer but it is in such bad shape that I am hesitant to use it at all. True, it probably will be able to handle this as I had used it many years ago in making a denim purse for my daughter out of a pair of her old jeans and it went like butter. The wiring is frayed and I am leery of using, but I will try to find out what it would cost to fix it up. My two Janomes definitely cannot handle heavy duty sewing.