Help with sewing machine confusion

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10-11-2011, 03:15 AM

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Lori B.

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10-11-2011, 03:18 AM

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10-11-2011, 04:00 AM

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Murphy

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I use Schmidt Universal needles when it calls for this.

10-11-2011, 05:39 AM

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MamaB

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Thanks for all the replies. I finally understand! I am so glad that I found this site. I have a very simple (but reliable) Kenmore sewing machine. I am hoping that in time I can get something a bit fancier with more bells and whistles but for now I will try to stick with what I have.

10-11-2011, 06:26 AM

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10-11-2011, 06:32 AM

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Sears store also sells sewing machine needles for their machines which is who sells the Kenmores so if you are near a store you can get them there. However Universal needles such as Schmetz work well also

10-11-2011, 01:37 PM

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10-12-2011, 05:31 AM

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Here's a chart for sewing machine needles and their different uses. I found this chart very helpful when I was buying needles recently.

http://www.sewing.org/files/guidelin...dle_charts.pdf

10-12-2011, 05:34 AM

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Wow - I learned A LOT from the answers. Thank you for asking the question.

I learn something new almost every day on this board!

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