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Old 05-14-2011, 08:16 AM
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Originally Posted by Barbara Hudson
Would that work on hand sewing needles,by pushing it in & out of the steel wool?
Yes, it works, but you need to press firmly the pad with your other hand, taking a hard care to don't hurt your fingers... I do it, but I don't recommend... :?
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Old 05-14-2011, 01:21 PM
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Thanks.I was going to buy a needle sharpener but now I Only need to get my steel wool out.By the way my english isn't good and I was born and raised here
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This forum is full of great ideas, I will be trying this one. Thanks for sharing.
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Thanks so much!!!
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Great idea! I had trouble today with my pins! THANKS and your english is fine! :thumbup: ;)
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Thanks so much for the TUT - very clever.
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Old 05-17-2011, 06:24 AM
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Super clever idea...your tute and your English are great! Thanks so much.
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Old 05-17-2011, 06:38 AM
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Originally Posted by gunny148
0000 steel wool would do the trick, Wonder if it would work on pins???
I was wondering the same thing.
Do you think it would shred and cause problems that way?

I like the sock idea, you just dump out the old and put in a new piece.

Does the steel wool rust, our house is very humid.

Wonderful english, my DD just said what other country has a class to teach their language, English is a hard one to learn.
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Old 05-17-2011, 06:42 AM
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THIS IS NOT A GREAT IDEA,Running a needle through steel wool is only going to dull the point more on its way in. The object of a very sharp needle is to penetrate to the side of the knitted fibers in your fabric. What you will be doing is creating a ball point needle. Which is great for woven fabrics like steel wool. They do make a pin cushion for deburring pins,but a pin does not have to be as percise as a needle. Especially when I see you doing this for a machine like a beautiful BERNINA 830!
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Well... I'm not confident if my English is enough to publish a tut... hmmm... let me try!

Not always we can comply the rule of needle exchange every 8 hours of use... but we can easily notice when the needle is not as sharp. I'll show you how to make your own sharpener at home.

Cut a 7"x5" rectangle in cotton fabric. Sew around the edges, leaving a small opening and forming a little bag. Place inside a piece of steel wool. Close it with little blind stitches. Ta-da! You're ready for sharpening your needles.

All you need is to sew (needle without thread) this sharpener forward and backward, just a few times!
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Thank you so very much for this Great Tut, I'm going to make one and put it to some good use thanks to you. :-D :thumbup:
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