Hi ReRe. I change my needle with each new quilt or so. Dull needles can cause problems, just like anything that is sharp and gets dull.

ditto

I buy my needles by the hundred packs. I change mine frequently....saves a lot of trouble . Why worry about a nickle piece when you're using a machine that is worth a lot of money and chance having to send in your machine for repairs or ruining your work. Seems like cheap insurance.

Well said. A dull needle will also put a bigger hole in the fabric than necessary. I don't change mine as often as the experts recommend, but I always know when I am past the point. I can actually feel and hear the difference.

Old needles can be used for paper pieced perforations.

I don't change mine often enough. You are changing my mind here. I'll spend a few cents to save a lot.

Needles are cheap compared to what I paid for my machine and fabric. Just taking good care of an investment, but then I am one of those silly people who oils and cleans my machine, too.

LOL! Amen!
i just cleaned my little travel Janome, and i could not belive the lint that was built up in between the feed dogs...
i have/use a few mascara brushes that i got at a make-up counter for free.

My sewing machine is my friend, I clean, oil and maintain her including changing needles, often! I like to hear her purr along!!! This way I trust our friendship will last for many many years to come!



Gal

I change mine everyday!
moring routine is wind several bobbins and change the needle.
but I sew 8-10 sometimes 12 hours a day!
They do get dull and your piecing is more accurate with a sharp needle!

This I totally agree with.

I do not want a small part possibly ruining a quilt.