Do you bend needles when hand quilting?
01-29-2011, 09:32 PM
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I find that I bend needles when I am stitching curves. I must be trying to get too many stitches on the needle - usually only 3 or 4, but the needle bends. I have broken needles this same way. I use a size 9 between.
01-29-2011, 10:05 PM
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Originally Posted by nanna-up-north
I'd forgotten about my bending needles when hand quilting on my frame because I've been doing handquilting in a hoop lately. Do any of you have that problem. Is there something I should be doing that I'm not doing? ? Once the needle gets bent it's harder to stitch the straight lines.
I use short needles (betweens - size 8 or 9) because longer ones bend so badly. Do any of you have any suggestions?
I use short needles (betweens - size 8 or 9) because longer ones bend so badly. Do any of you have any suggestions?
01-30-2011, 09:44 AM
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Originally Posted by grammysharon
I use a size 10 and I still bend some and Friday one broke in half while I was quilting. :-D
01-30-2011, 09:54 AM
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I started using Richard Hemming size 10 betweens and I seem to bend far fewer needles. I like them not only because I don't bend them but they are very shiny and therefore I can easily see the needle as it comes out of the quilt. This helps me keep the size of the stitches even.
01-30-2011, 04:52 PM
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I not only bend them I snap the eye right off! I have a huge appreciation for those who hand quilt like Born To Handquilt! I just can't seem to make needles or thimbles last! I put the back of the needle through a thick leather thimble last night! I can only put 2 or 3 stitches at a time without causing a problem.
01-30-2011, 04:59 PM
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Originally Posted by lberna
I started using Richard Hemming size 10 betweens and I seem to bend far fewer needles. I like them not only because I don't bend them but they are very shiny and therefore I can easily see the needle as it comes out of the quilt. This helps me keep the size of the stitches even.
01-30-2011, 06:51 PM
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Bend the needle and break them. I try not to put as many stitches on the needle when I am going through more than the front, batting, and backing, in other words while quilting over or through the seam areas. It only took me 30 years to figure this out. Good luck. and keep quilting.
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