I don't know what the problem was with the Emerald but I tried for several minutes to get the needle into position. When I put the Organ needle into position, it went straight in. Have been using Organ needles almost ten yrs; when I purchased my Brother emb machine, Organ was the included needles. Have used Schmetz in the emb. machine with the same success as the Organ, have stuck with the Organ needles because I can order them in bulk and get them at a good price. Chris