join "the club."
i had the same problem until i switched to Organ brand needles.
nothing else made any improvements.
as long as i use Organ brand i almost never get eyelashes - and i am really not good at free-motion.
if i put 60wt thread in the bobbin, i rarely get pin-dots on the back, either.
since Organ also makes the Janome branded needles, there is no need to spend extra on the "official" needles.
it was very annoying to not be able to use any from my huge collection of shmetz needles, but Organ is less expensive. building a new collection has not "broken the bank."
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