Originally Posted by nanna-up-north
I'd forgotten about my bending needles when hand quilting on my frame because I've been doing handquilting in a hoop lately. Do any of you have that problem. Is there something I should be doing that I'm not doing? ? Once the needle gets bent it's harder to stitch the straight lines.
I use short needles (betweens - size 8 or 9) because longer ones bend so badly. Do any of you have any suggestions?
I also bend needles hand-sewing. I have trouble with dropping stuff, so grip too tightly. Having said that, changing it is something else again...I'm working with a bent needle now as I stitch down the binding to the back of my topper.