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Magnifying Glass to read needle size
I was wondering if anyone has one of these to read the needle numbers. I do have one but does a poor job. I have checked Google but came up empty, not what I want. Hope someone out in quiltland has a suggestion. Thanks in advance. Elaine:)
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We have an old magnifying glass (from the early 1900's) that works well. Don't know where one would buy one new!
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a jewelers loop works well
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Lets face it, they could print the numbers a little bigger or colour code them right? I use my magnifying glass that I attach to my Bernina for detail sewing. There are magnifiers with a little light in the eye glass dept. at Walmart as well as the lamp/ sewing department that would work.
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If you go to eBay and type in 'Jeweler's Loupe' you'll find one for a few dollars. The higher the number, the more magnification. I keep mine beside my machine.
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I use mine from Harbor Freight. It cost about $4. I think it was called "jumbo helping hands." It has all sorts of holders with it, but I just use the magnifier part.
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Just discovered that I have one on my bobbin cover on my machine. I tried it and you can read the numbers very well. Somebody was thinking!
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I have the Martha Stewart dry earise stickers next to each machine, I right the size/head of each needle, date and the thread(If you can't tell by the cone) next to each machine. I use a dry erase crayon(markers smear too easy) to mark the info. I just started this but it has removed the need to check with a magnifying glass for me.
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