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Thanks for the download. Good info.
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Awesome download, Was just sitting here trying to find out what needle I have here and decided to look on the board for some info. I am so very glad I did. Thank you
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Thanks for the attachment. Very interesting and something to keep.
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Originally Posted by amma
(Post 1789604)
Some people mark their tomato pincushions, drawing a grid on them for the different sizes, as well as for the different types too.
You could even make a rectangular pincushion, and mark it for all of your different needles :D:D:D |
If I find a needle out of the package and I have no idea what it is, the least frustrating way for me to deal with it is to toss it. I try to keep needles in the right packages but that doesn't happen a lot of the time.
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Originally Posted by newestnana
(Post 1789574)
Once I've taken a needle out of its original package I have a LOT of trouble reading/interpreting its size. With "cheaters" (glasses) AND a magnifying glass I might (just might) be able to read the numbers.
However, I don't know how you'd be able to tell the difference between, say, a regular size 14 needle and a size 14 topstitch. Is there some way to know? Metallic? Embroidery? And what do "red tip", "blue tip" etc. mean? Sometimes I use several different needles in a day, and am not careful about putting them back in their packaging...any hints to help with this? Thanks in advance. |
Originally Posted by amma
(Post 1789604)
Some people mark their tomato pincushions, drawing a grid on them for the different sizes, as well as for the different types too.
You could even make a rectangular pincushion, and mark it for all of your different needles :D:D:D Which is great for telling what size is in the pincushion. I never could figure out how that was supposed to tell me what was in the machine. I tossed that pincushion and the needles too. |
Originally Posted by Scissor Queen
(Post 6397367)
Which is great for telling what size is in the pincushion. I never could figure out how that was supposed to tell me what was in the machine. I tossed that pincushion and the needles too.
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My sister uses many different kinds of needles. She is way more organized than I am and uses many different types of needles. She made a needle book for sewing machine needles (Bernina has the pattern). Here's the best photo of a similar one that I could find.
In any case, she added a little plastic sleeve to her machine (glued on). When she takes the needle out of the package and puts it into her machine, she put a piece of paper into the sleeve that indicates size and type of needle currently in the machine before she does anything else. Plastic sleeve example This is what I use. I put used needles through a piece of wool and it sits on the top of the compartment. |
OK, I had the same problem.....changing needles all the time. So, I took a piece of white felt (you could probably use batting too) and labeled it by brand of needle and size of needle with a permanent marker. When I use a needle, and finish with it, I just stick it in the proper place on the felt. I also have a "sticky" piece of paper attached to my machine where I write the type of needle in the machine at the current time. That way, when I want to change it out, I know where to put it on my felt "caddie". Works for me!!
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