I did it, trying to learn stipple quilting & needle went thru thumb nail. :cry: :cry: No infection & needle didn't break. DH heard me yell & he took ahold of the wheel & raised it. Came out slick as a whistle. Poured disinfect on it, then anti biotic salve & wrapped it. next day, removed wrapping & in 2-3 days it was well on the way to healing.
Hope yours feels better soon.
Originally Posted by nhweaver
Well, today I did something that I have never did in my 5 decades of sewing, i was feeding a strip of quilting in my janome, needle down, and sneezed. my pointer finger on my right hand went right under the foot and sewed! I yanked my finger out, needle down, broke the needle, ouch. DH pulled two pieces of the needle out of my finger. Emergecny room cost big bucks with my insurance, tomorrow I am going to my doc for a tetanus shot and pain pills. it is a thumping. I did not bleed on the strip though, typing is hard. I went back and finished the strips, cannot iron. Did anyone ever do this? any infection? how long to heal??