Janome sewing machine needles?
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I have recently purchased an 8900 and was advised to only use Janome needles. I have a ton of Schmetz needles which I use with my Juki so I was doggedly reluctant to buy another type just for "one machine" but after some frustrations with massive skipped stitches while sewing with the Schmetz needles in the 8900 I tried the Janome purple needles and my problem vanished. sigh.......I've relinquished, given in, and accepted the inevitable and have now purchased a range of Janome needles for the 8900....sigh.....should've done what I was instructed to do in the first place....bad me!
FYI - here's a link directly from the Janome site regarding needles
- https://www.janome.com/siteassets/bl...g-basics-1.pdf
Best of luck -
Christine
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I have recently purchased an 8900 and was advised to only use Janome needles. I have a ton of Schmetz needles which I use with my Juki so I was doggedly reluctant to buy another type just for "one machine" but after some frustrations with massive skipped stitches while sewing with the Schmetz needles in the 8900 I tried the Janome purple needles and my problem vanished. sigh.......I've relinquished, given in, and accepted the inevitable and have now purchased a range of Janome needles for the 8900....sigh.....should've done what I was instructed to do in the first place....bad me!
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OK, my final decision backed by the advice of the man who sells and services Janomes, and from whom I bought mine. Organ and Janome are totally compatible! I can use them fine in my machine.
Titanium needles are perfectly safe to use in my machine. Organ titanium needles break and bend like any other needle, however, the tip will stay sharp far longer.
The reason the machine needle threader sometimes doesn't work is because titanium needle tips are a little different so the eye doesn't always line up for the auto-threader. They will not harm my machine in any way.
So, I feel confident now that I can keep and use the Organ needles I ordered. Yay... and thank you all so much for sharing your experiences and thoughts.
Titanium needles are perfectly safe to use in my machine. Organ titanium needles break and bend like any other needle, however, the tip will stay sharp far longer.
The reason the machine needle threader sometimes doesn't work is because titanium needle tips are a little different so the eye doesn't always line up for the auto-threader. They will not harm my machine in any way.
So, I feel confident now that I can keep and use the Organ needles I ordered. Yay... and thank you all so much for sharing your experiences and thoughts.
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