Changing Needles
#14
I can tell when the machine starts to make a rough sound and/or some missed stitches or the needle pulls threads in the fabric. I can also tell by putting my finger on the tip and you can feel a dull needle straight away!
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#15
if you can afford to buy in bulk, this website sells Organ brand titanium needles for home sewing machines.
100 needles (many sizes available) are $42.95
compare that to $6.99 per pack of 5.
you'd save 70%
(the large-eye needles for metallic - 2 sizes - are $58 per 100. 60% savings)
http://www.ctsusa.com/_e/dept/21/Hou...ne_Needles.htm
100 needles (many sizes available) are $42.95
compare that to $6.99 per pack of 5.
you'd save 70%
(the large-eye needles for metallic - 2 sizes - are $58 per 100. 60% savings)
http://www.ctsusa.com/_e/dept/21/Hou...ne_Needles.htm
#18
I change mine about every 4 to 5 sewing hours - its hard to gauge though, you might have been 'sewing' for 6 hours the machine might have done half that, what with cutting out and pressing and rumaging etc....
I will look at the Titanium needles after my current supply runs out - thanks for the tip.
BTW - I never wait until the needle plunks - not very good for the machine and I also hate the needle to decide to be blunt right in the middle of something special.
When I used to buy needles a 5 pack at a time it was hard to keep tossing them, but then I started to buy the 'workshop packs' from my Bernina dealer - 100 needles in a little box, and its not so hard to throw one out now - the boxes still last me ages, I have about five different boxes on the go for different jobs, so thats a lot of needles!
I will look at the Titanium needles after my current supply runs out - thanks for the tip.
BTW - I never wait until the needle plunks - not very good for the machine and I also hate the needle to decide to be blunt right in the middle of something special.
When I used to buy needles a 5 pack at a time it was hard to keep tossing them, but then I started to buy the 'workshop packs' from my Bernina dealer - 100 needles in a little box, and its not so hard to throw one out now - the boxes still last me ages, I have about five different boxes on the go for different jobs, so thats a lot of needles!
#19
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I need this post sooooooooooooo bad. I, too, can hear when the machine changes it song. I hate so much to change the needle when it seems like I just put it in the machine. I am greedy for all the information I can get on this subject. I also need to be taught how to choose the correct needle for the fabric and/or project.
#20
DSB - your machine manual should tell you what needle to use for what kind of fabric - but I THINK the smaller the number on the needle, then the thinner fabric it should be used for - I use a 10, 11, or 12 for cottons, 14 for denim - if I'm going through several layers of cotton & batting, I go with the 12 - but you will probably get more ideas from other members here, I'm sure! Or you could do a google search too!
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