Originally Posted by bonniebusybee
My most common error that results in a broken needle is to change the foot after doing a wide zigzag, but not reduce the zz width. Bang! There goes another needle when it hits the new foot designed for straight line stitching.
I guess I just have a bad case of dumb :thumbdown:
What's really bad is if the new needle is a twin and I just broke a $4.50 needle! (because the machine is still set on zigzag).