Changing Sewing Machine Needles
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I change mine often. About every two or three projects that I work on. I buy them when they are half off, so they are really not that much. My thinking is why try and save a few pennys, when I have spent so much on my fabric. Kind of like wearing a dress from Nordstroms and shoes from Wal-mart.
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Originally Posted by jackkip
I change mine often. About every two or three projects that I work on. I buy them when they are half off, so they are really not that much. My thinking is why try and save a few pennys, when I have spent so much on my fabric. Kind of like wearing a dress from Nordstroms and shoes from Wal-mart.
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Originally Posted by Lori L
Originally Posted by jackkip
I change mine often. About every two or three projects that I work on. I buy them when they are half off, so they are really not that much. My thinking is why try and save a few pennys, when I have spent so much on my fabric. Kind of like wearing a dress from Nordstroms and shoes from Wal-mart.
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Needles should be changed every 8-10 hours of sewing, due to the fact that needle develop a burr on the tip. Think how many times is just one hour that needle has gone in and out of your fabric...a dull needle will punch a larger hole in your fabric, cause tension to be off, and on some fabrics catch on the fabric and cause a pull.
I was trying to get a bit more mileage out of a needle and the burr caught on the diaper that I was making a bit fancy and created a pull all the way across. I now have a fancy dust cloth...
I was trying to get a bit more mileage out of a needle and the burr caught on the diaper that I was making a bit fancy and created a pull all the way across. I now have a fancy dust cloth...
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Originally Posted by Tink's Mom
Needles should be changed every 8-10 hours of sewing, due to the fact that needle develop a burr on the tip. Think how many times is just one hour that needle has gone in and out of your fabric...a dull needle will punch a larger hole in your fabric, cause tension to be off, and on some fabrics catch on the fabric and cause a pull.
I was trying to get a bit more mileage out of a needle and the burr caught on the diaper that I was making a bit fancy and created a pull all the way across. I now have a fancy dust cloth...
I was trying to get a bit more mileage out of a needle and the burr caught on the diaper that I was making a bit fancy and created a pull all the way across. I now have a fancy dust cloth...
#19
I change my needles as soon as I see any "problems" with the way they are working or start hearing the "clunking" noise. I buy them from www.cleanersupply.com. They are $1.75 for pack of 10 and shipping is between $3-4 so I stock up and buy 10 packs at a time. At only 21 cents/needle (including shipping costs) I can replace frequently without concern about money.
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