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?
LOL, When I hand sew I bend needles too. I bend beading needles, embrodery needles and just regular sewing needles. That's part of why I can't do much hand sewing anymore... I get that death grip going on and it turns into muscle spasms. Sheesh.... ya know? LOL