what size needle is it?
#11
Originally Posted by sewingsuz
I guess a note wil help with date and size and kind will work. I forget I have my 1/4 foot on and change to zigzag and break my needle. I need to make a note about that.
#12
I also use blue painter's tape. I write the size needle I am presently using and stick it on my machine where I can see it. I also put my used needles on a piece of paper and store them in my sewing drawer with their size next to each used needle. I don't throw away a needle unless they are dull. You can tell when they start making a clunking sound as they go through the fabric or the thread frays. A tip I found is that you dull your needles fast when you sew over pins.
#13
Originally Posted by sewingsuz
I guess a note wil help with date and size and kind will work. I forget I have my 1/4 foot on and change to zigzag and break my needle. I need to make a note about that.
#15
Originally Posted by featherweight
I use a tomatoe pincushion and mark the different sections with needle numbers that I use.. 90/14, 80/12, metalfil, 75/10 etc. when I take a new needle out and put in machine I put a saftey pin into the pincushion in the section that corsponses with the needle number. that tells me what is in the machine. Does that make any sense?? Here is one but, I made my own.. Cheaper~~~
http://www.nancysnotions.com/product...+pincushion.do
http://www.nancysnotions.com/product...+pincushion.do
Oh yes, I just started with a regular red pincushion and marked off the sections with a pen.
#16
My magnifying glass is no help at all -- I didn't know they had different atrengths. I need a jeweler's strength. I have about 15 needles that I haven't a clue about. The safety pin suggestion, when you take a needle out of the tomato is a good idea. Now if I just had the discipline to take the time to do it!!
#17
Originally Posted by grocifer
My magnifying glass is no help at all -- I didn't know they had different atrengths. I need a jeweler's strength. I have about 15 needles that I haven't a clue about. The safety pin suggestion, when you take a needle out of the tomato is a good idea. Now if I just had the discipline to take the time to do it!!
http://www.harborfreight.com/helping-hands-319.html
#19
Originally Posted by featherweight
I use a tomatoe pincushion and mark the different sections with needle numbers that I use.. 90/14, 80/12, metalfil, 75/10 etc. when I take a new needle out and put in machine I put a saftey pin into the pincushion in the section that corsponses with the needle number. that tells me what is in the machine. Does that make any sense?? Here is one but, I made my own.. Cheaper~~~
http://www.nancysnotions.com/product...+pincushion.do
http://www.nancysnotions.com/product...+pincushion.do
ali
#20
Originally Posted by featherweight
I use a tomatoe pincushion and mark the different sections with needle numbers that I use.. 90/14, 80/12, metalfil, 75/10 etc. when I take a new needle out and put in machine I put a saftey pin into the pincushion in the section that corsponses with the needle number. that tells me what is in the machine. Does that make any sense?? Here is one but, I made my own.. Cheaper~~~
http://www.nancysnotions.com/product...+pincushion.do
http://www.nancysnotions.com/product...+pincushion.do
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