Originally Posted by Sunnie
Originally Posted by hobo2000
The little washers are great but the metallic needles are a gift from heaven.
Are those the titanium needles?
Metallic needles are not the same as titanium needles. If I'm wrong on this, I hope that someone will correct me, but metallic needles are a style like topstitch or quilting or
jeans and are available in all the usual places. Titanium needles are actually made of titanium, are harder to find (and I'm guessing more expensive) and last much longer. I was having the same issues with FMQ just a couple of days ago (I'm also pretty new at it) and tried some of the same suggestions plus used a 90/14 metallic needle. Seemed that the thing that made the most improvement was really increasing my top tension. Since I have a Pfaff, the number I used wouldn't be the same, but I just turned it up a few settings, tried again and kept doing that until the loops disappeared. So I feel your frustration, but it will get better--you'll get there with practice just like I will.