Do you just throw your old needles??
#95
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Ooowwww, I don't think I belong in this thread but I've never let that stop me before :>).
I don't change with every new project (more likely when the machine begins to sound "strange");
I just throw the old needles in the trashbag (I know, shame on me);
I enter these comments to let the newbies know that you don't have to be perfect and you don't have to follow all the safety rules. Some may want to use me as an example for instituting the elusive "quilt police" we all talk about
I'll try to do better, now that it's been brought to my attention.
I don't change with every new project (more likely when the machine begins to sound "strange");
I just throw the old needles in the trashbag (I know, shame on me);
I enter these comments to let the newbies know that you don't have to be perfect and you don't have to follow all the safety rules. Some may want to use me as an example for instituting the elusive "quilt police" we all talk about
I'll try to do better, now that it's been brought to my attention.
#97
I do change the needle when doing a large project like quilting a quilt. I use my own judgement as to how many small projects I can stitch before changing the needle. I do use some of them to hang pics. I keep a tape dispenser with masking tape on my sewing table any old warnout needles, broken needles, bent pins I wrap in a piece of tape then dispose of in the trash.
#100
[quote=bluteddi]I do not throw away old needles until they are truely OLD, bent or other issues. I also do not change needles with every project. I have found that if I " sharpen" my needle every once in a while they last MUCH longer.. I use the little " garnet grit" bag that comeso n the " tomato" pin cushion. I just trun the needle thru few times and TADA!!! it sails thru the fabric like new.
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Ditto.
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Ditto.
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