How to identify used sewing machine needles???????
02-13-2012, 06:54 AM
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I use my needles from R to L out of the case. I always put the used needle in the fartherest R hole to know that it's been used. If it's a new case, I turn it around backward so the flat side is showing. Ikeep the case that I used from in a small dish close to me machine so I always know which needle is in my machine. I have lots of different kinds of needles.
02-13-2012, 06:55 AM
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Originally Posted by ewecansew
If you took a marker and coloured the area where the size is and wipe it off, would it make it easier to see the size? I know I can't see the size on needles even with a magnifier and reading glasses on. ( I guess i could get off the computer and see if it works).
02-13-2012, 07:02 AM
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Originally Posted by NanaCsews2
I too use the tomato and section off for sizes and uses. I use each 'section' for the use, as in jeans, sharps, embroidery, etc. Then I have drawn 3 horizontal lines to divide the sections into 4 or 5 parts, for the sizes.
I use this guide to tell me what kind of needle it is when I can't see the shank to read it. This is for needles I have used, and I use a plastic case similar to the one above to store the small cases of needles.
http://www.euronotions.com/pdf/Schmetz_Sales_Guide.pdf
I use this guide to tell me what kind of needle it is when I can't see the shank to read it. This is for needles I have used, and I use a plastic case similar to the one above to store the small cases of needles.
http://www.euronotions.com/pdf/Schmetz_Sales_Guide.pdf
thanks for this site. I bookmarked it.
02-13-2012, 07:03 AM
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Originally Posted by SewinSue
If I have used a sewing machine needle for only a short amount of time I stick them into a pin cushion to be used again. I can look at the needle and read the size and brand and in some cases the color of the shaft will identify what kind of needle it is however most needles can't be identifed that way so how can I tell the difference between a universal, ballpoint, metalic, quilting etc.??? In a cleaning frenzy and need to sort and categorize so your help will be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Sue
02-13-2012, 07:11 AM
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I use whatever I have in machine and when it gets dull it goes into the garbage in a bottle. The only time I do different I stick it back into the little box or pkg it came from to use again. If you have lumped them all together you may be out of luck. Sorry.
02-13-2012, 09:01 AM
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I keep my new needles in a lidless recipe box separated with tabs saying what the needles are (embroidery75, embroidery 90, quilting, topstitch etc). When I take a needle out of the box, I clip a clothespin to the tab I took it from. I have several clothespins, each marked with a Sharpie for one of my sewing machines. I only save needles that have been used VERY lightly, and they go on a tomato pincushion marked into sections for the various needles that I use. If you think about it, needles are probably the least expensive thing that you use, and it's simply not worth it to ruin fabric or a machine with a needle that's dull.
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