Originally Posted by bearisgray

If I am using the proper size and style of needle for my project -

Does it matter what brand of needle I am using? Singer, Schmetz, or Organ? (There are probably other brands - those are the ones I am aware of)

More specifically - do particular machines prefer a given brand of needle?

Also - the machines seem to have changed somewhat over the years - so would a needle that fit a machine made in 1930 fit a machine made in 2010? Even if the manual says that the "style" is the same?