Gay, I did that with my Singer. I used a leader, then just stitched similar things one after the other. I later discovered that if you first lower your needle, that seems to eliminate most of the fabric eating problem, though not all the time. Once I change to a new needle, that usually eliminates the problem for some time, until that needle apparently dulls.
Joe'sMom and SusieQOH, I found that site for sewing machine parts, and got overwhelmed my first visit. Maybe I will be able to figure out how to search for something that will work.