Originally Posted by oldhag
I buy my needles by the hundred packs. I change mine frequently....saves a lot of trouble . Why worry about a nickle piece when you're using a machine that is worth a lot of money and chance having to send in your machine for repairs or ruining your work. Seems like cheap insurance.
Ditto. I asked my Pfaff dealer if I could buy 100 Schmetz needles at a time, and I could - at a discount that was better than 50% off at JoAnn's. I imagine you could do the same at a LQS. Probably not at JoAnn's LOL. I agree with everyone regarding changing needles often - cheaper than machine repairs or ruining a quilt.