Hand Quilting Needles
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Hand Quilting Needles
I am inThe process of hand quilting my full size grandmother's flower garden quilt. My question is, how often should I change to a new needle? I am using 100% cotton batting.
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Needles also 'lose' their color from the oils and such on your hands. That, a slight bend, or when they 'drag' through the fabric, is when I change my needle.
Jan in VA
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Kathy, I change my needle when it starts to drag. Good luck with the project. I'm presently hand quilting my great-grandmother's GFG. I started November 2011 and still working on it. Of course, it was just too warm this summer to hand quilt.
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That is so interesting that some of you can sew better with a bent needle. I'm trying to learn to hand quilt and it feels so awkward and clumsy. I've never used a thimble before and that is the worst part.
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I usually start with only 18 inches of thread on about 10 needles. They seem to last a long time because I keep using a new one. Have a go it will be a succses or not for you . This tip was from famous hand quilters in UK.
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