Originally Posted by oregongirl

oh YAY! thank you! i think the needle must not have been in all the way. I couldn't find a number on it, but i replaced it with a new 15-1 schmetz that i had in its labeled container. the ones i'd had in were unmarked but with the machine when i bought it. they appear to be the same size. in any case, the new one isn't hitting anything and everything is working as it should.

thanks for the help!