Twin Needle
#31
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Join Date: Jun 2010
Location: Springfield, Ohio
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I have machines that have bobbins that are drop in, vertical front loaded and slant needle and twin needles work in all of them. They make a nice cover stitch and also good for sewing jean seams.
#32
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Join Date: Aug 2010
Posts: 148
I have a very old Kenmore and it has two vertical thread holders on the top.
It has zig-zag capability and can accommodate as much as a 4 mm twin needle.
The two threads do fine going through all the same guides until right before
the needle-threading step. My machine has 2 metal loops just above the needle.
I use the twin needle primarily for stained glass quilt blocks. The 4 mm is perfectly sized to sew the 1/4" bias fabric that serves as the "leading" in the
stained glass.
Just experiment and you will find out whether your machine and you can work
with the 2 threads. It's a nice technique to have in your sewing armamentarium, but no need to stress about it. What's the worse that can happen - if the needle breaks, you can buy others. If you get a big knot
I'll bet that's happened before. Be playful. - Judy
It has zig-zag capability and can accommodate as much as a 4 mm twin needle.
The two threads do fine going through all the same guides until right before
the needle-threading step. My machine has 2 metal loops just above the needle.
I use the twin needle primarily for stained glass quilt blocks. The 4 mm is perfectly sized to sew the 1/4" bias fabric that serves as the "leading" in the
stained glass.
Just experiment and you will find out whether your machine and you can work
with the 2 threads. It's a nice technique to have in your sewing armamentarium, but no need to stress about it. What's the worse that can happen - if the needle breaks, you can buy others. If you get a big knot
I'll bet that's happened before. Be playful. - Judy
#34
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Join Date: Jul 2010
Location: Rain Country USA
Posts: 300
Originally Posted by MommaDorian
I found this note on a website, when searching for the use of twin needles.
Note: Twin needles are ONLY for machines with the bobbin located in the front.
Does this mean the bobbin is inserted from the front rather than the top? My machine came with a twin needle, but the bobbin in loaded on top.
Note: Twin needles are ONLY for machines with the bobbin located in the front.
Does this mean the bobbin is inserted from the front rather than the top? My machine came with a twin needle, but the bobbin in loaded on top.
#35
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Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: High Entropy Zone
Posts: 1,247
I use my twin needle for decorative type stitching. I may be wrong but if it can zig-zag it probably can use a twin needle. I use my two threads on my two thread holders, thread each thread through the tension disks, an then thread each color through the eye of one of the needles. You get a really nice effect. I also use a triple needle for this sort of thing as well. You can do really interesting stuff with a wing needle as well. If you're going to play around, might as well try everything you can think of.
Make sure you walk your machine through the stitching pattern before taking off. You don't want to try stitching something wider than your machine allows!
Make sure you walk your machine through the stitching pattern before taking off. You don't want to try stitching something wider than your machine allows!
#38
Originally Posted by MommaDorian
I found this note on a website, when searching for the use of twin needles.
Note: Twin needles are ONLY for machines with the bobbin located in the front.
Does this mean the bobbin is inserted from the front rather than the top? My machine came with a twin needle, but the bobbin in loaded on top.
Note: Twin needles are ONLY for machines with the bobbin located in the front.
Does this mean the bobbin is inserted from the front rather than the top? My machine came with a twin needle, but the bobbin in loaded on top.
#39
I bought a twin needle for my Bernina. It makes the prettiest pin tucks on batiste material. Or really on any type material. The points are close together, so the bobbin thread pulls a small pucker to make it look like tucks. I love mine.
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