So has this happened to anyone else? I'm sewing along happily and got my big ole' finger too close to the needle and bam right thru my fingernail and out the top of my finger! What to do- ER or stay home? I knew if i went to the ER' I'd sit for hours and they would just use a hemastat and pull it out. I had a project to finish so got my pliers and pulled that bad boy out. My husband said "So you had to stop sewing?" ( Obviously he's new here!) " No. I just changed the needle and kept going!" Just thought I'd share.

Ouch! Keep it clean and becareful!!

I cannot imagine how much that must hurt!

My sister just asked if you'd had a recent tetnus shot?

Oh my gosh! You are hard core for sure. I'd have been freakin out. I cant handle that. Hope you are ok :)

Oh that is too rich!

I've clicked the end of mind so I know your's will be very tender for a few days.... tetanus shot maybe in line?

OUCH!!! Sure that must have hurt! Hope you are OK...

learned that lesson early, was about 5 on my GMs treadle and it went in twice. sat there while she backed it out of my finger then pulled the thread out and we both started to laugh. it hurt so bad but it was so funny to me. havent done it since.
feel better soon

ouch ouch, keep a good look on it don't want you to get infection

OH makes me cringe...I caught the needle right at the nail bed...jerked it soon as it hit and rippppppp...was so tender for so long but hey I sewed extra carefully with a bandaid on.

Ahhhh that hurts just thinking about it. A friend did that last year so I'm always watching not to get my finger that close.
Ha. I'm glad you kept sewing though. :thumbup:

I did that in the middle of the night once. The needle was embedded in the bone of my finger - the Elna will sew through anything, LOL. I had to reach around to the thumbscrew and take the needle out of the machine to wake my husband up with pliers in one hand and the embedded needle in the other. My concern - how much blood did I get on the wildly expensive silk organza that was on the machine that night. White, of course.

Soak your hand in warm soapy water (antibacterial soap) twice a day for 15 minutes. Takes care of a variety of ills.

Ouch is a good word to say at a time like that but I said something a little different. Hope your finger heals quickly.

You're a trooper!!!

Very hard core.

Ouch!

My GM died 20 yrs ago at the age of 93. She told us that as a young mother of many children she needed to get away one day. Leaving the older children in charge, she walked to the next farm where she found the older farmer's wife sitting at the treadle with the needle thru her finger. She just looked up at Grandma and said what should I do? Grandama just laughed and stepped on the treadle so the needle would come out. She had been sitting there for hours waiting for her husband to come home. Never forget that story.

Been there done that several times. ouch

Haven't done that for a very long time. Sure hope it doesn't happen any time soon.

Ouch!!! Makes me cringe just reading this. Guess I'll wait a bit to get to my sewing! LOL

Did the same thing. Just pulled it out, put on some antibiotic and kept going!

ooooorrraahh Marine Corps, that what i shouted when i did that. done it about a month or so ago... it was sore for a while

Spoken like a true quilter (addicted)

I did that to the side of my finger right at the nail edge. I thought I had just cut it, but then saw where the needle had put a hole in the other side of my finger! I looked at it, said, " Oh well." Cleaned it real good, put super glue on it and a bandaid and kept going!

Yikes! That's something I haven't done and hope I never do. Knock on wood. :-)
Just make sure you keep it good and clean.

I did that once, I was about 7 years old. Learned never to do that again. Haven't. It's been 60 years, but I still remember. In those days you just pulled the needle out and put on a bandaid.

wow, no one has mentioned

ARE YOU UP TO DATE ON YOUR TETANUS SHOTS!!!!!

it's not just rusty nails, tetanus is everywhere, be careful with any puncture wound. I had to get one when I got a piece of plant material (dead iris stem) stuck in my thumb. Don't ask....

I did it once. I chose the emergency room. The doctor came in looked at it, said, Hmmm. Came back in pulled the needle (and thread) through and stuck my finger in iodine. It would have been faster and cheaper if I had done it myself. Good thinking on your part.

Makes me hurt just to think about it. But I understand about not going to the ER and setting around for hours!!!! Watch for infection.

OMG! I can watch any disgusting thing on tv ER shows and the news. I have to tell my husband "turn your head if you don't want to see this." ... "ok, you can turn back now." But all these stories are giving me goose bumps and making me light-headed. May be because this stuff is close to home for me.

Now I'm wondering - should all of us quilters keep current on our tetanus shots? It seems like a good idea.

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I remember my mother doing that when I was a child. So scary. I hope it feels better soon. I am impressed with your bravery.

I've done this...and the tetnus shot is very important....BTW, if you hold the finger up in the air, rather than letting in hang down, the pulse beat is not as bad.

Yup! Join the club. The needle skewered my finger and broke. I took the pliers and pulled it out. Cleaned the wound with peroxide, put a new needle in and kept on sewing.

Been there, done that. I was 17 at the time and my parents were out of town. My sister grabbed the pliers and pulled it out. Nothing much the emergency room could do since it was just a hole. I did clean it well. Yes I went ahead and finished my project also. But I also learned my lesson. My fingers stay well away from the needle now.

oh yes. Did that with Gramma's treadle when I was 18 and had a job typing checks for an insurance company. Try typing accurately with 9 fingers! and having to take every one with mistakes to the supervisor to have voided. Remember those eraser pencils with the brush on the end?! Come to think of it, they'd be good for cleaning out the inside of a sewing machine!) Hope you heal up fast and Happy Quilting!

I once sewed through the tip of my finger. Like a dummy, I left the needle in the down position and yanked my finger away...tore the tip of my finger open. :oops:
Thankfully it was at the VERY tip, so the tear was not too bad... It took forever to heal and hurt like crazy. Lesson learned, if you sew through your finger, pull the needle into the 'up' position and remove needle from machine before pulling hand away...

Ouch, is right!!! Brave woman. We can stand so much more pain that a man!!!

:thumbup: :thumbup:

It happened to my mom, too, when she was trying to teach me to sew. It made a lasting impression on me.

Do take care!

Depending on where you live, there may be an urgent care walk-in clinic what would be much quicker than ER for a non-life-threatening situation. Check with your insurance company. Some are covered.

I only did that once a long time ago. Once was enough!!!