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    Old 09-04-2016, 02:44 AM
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    Titanium #12 top stitch needles. Since finding these I've used nothing else on my quilts.
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    Old 09-04-2016, 05:15 AM
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    I use what ever is available. Ha, Ha!
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    Old 09-04-2016, 05:53 AM
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    It would also be interesting to see which machines you are using as well. I have a Janome 7700, which I use Smetz 80/12 for piecing.
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    Old 09-04-2016, 05:55 AM
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    Why the titanium needles? What is great about them?
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    Old 09-04-2016, 05:56 AM
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    I meant Schmetz, sorry.
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    Old 09-04-2016, 09:45 AM
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    I use whatever is in my machine. Mostly I am good to go. If there is a problem I switch around til I find something that works. I don't think there is one answer - kind of like starch/no starch, prewash/don't prewash. Interesting though to hear about everyone's choices.
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    Old 09-04-2016, 11:56 AM
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    The ones with the eyes big enough to see them!! Especially for hand quilting. My new machine has a needle threader, which I thought would be a useless accessory sure to break quick. Boy, do I LOVE it. No more squinting, bending over, muttering, trying again. Would be nice if my machine liked Schmetz needles, but alas it doesn't.
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    Old 09-04-2016, 04:18 PM
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    I like Schmetz Microtex #70 for my piecing. The needle is super sharp, but also small enough, that it doesn't make a hole too big, displacing threads in the fabric weave. I tend to think most quarter inch seam issues are related to too large a needle or a thread that's too large.
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    Old 09-04-2016, 04:30 PM
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    Yoo hoo, waving my hand -Teachers, I have a question: what's the scoop on the titanium needles? How are they better than non-titanium?
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    Old 09-04-2016, 04:35 PM
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    I use organ 75/11 sharps for just about everything.
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