My Ziggy (Anker Phoenix 429) takes a round shank needle.
I wonder, do Pfaff 130s also take a round needle? Wondering, as Ziggy seems to be a 130 clone.
I am wondering, is there a specific advantage to the round shank, or was it simply the way they were made for obvious reasons, and then a flat sections was introduced to make it idiot-proof?
I am thinking the latter is more likely the case, but I am curious as to whether anyone else has an explanation.
On a separate note, regarding avatars, I am enjoying the various experimenting! Manic-mike, while your FW photos is cute, I am secretly (well, now not-so-secretly) hanging out for one of your Pink Atlas!!! Eh? I love Miriam's slanty Singer (and by the way Miriam, I also like the smaller text on your signature; I have a small computer screen, and the giant font took up much of it.) and I love Sunflowerzz flower patch. Anastasia's elephant -still- makes me giggle. Every time. You know, Anastasia, I often read your posts just so I can see the giggle-inducing jumping elephant? ;-)