Sewing Machine Needle: In A Pickle Over Dull Needle

A sewing friend clipped this cartoon by Brian Crane.  How apropos!  The November blog posts have all been about the sewing worthiness of your machine needles.  It is true, a needle will not last forever! The solution is so easy and inexpensive - Change Your Needle!

©2012, The Washington Post

Reprinted with Permission

So, just in time for the Thanksgiving holiday, I hope you find some sewing time to create and rejuvenate. Unlike the last frame of this Pickles comic strip, go out and buy a couple packs of needles from your local store.  Be prepared to sew!

Have a grateful and terrific Thanksgiving holiday.
Sew SCHMETZ!
Rhonda
www.SCHMETZneedles.com
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Sewing Machine Needle: Change Your Needle

How long have you been sewing with the same needle?  How many quilts have you made using the same needle?  Have you experienced these dull needle symptoms?

Shredded or Broken Threads

Skipped Stitches

Puckered Fabrics

Damaged Fabrics

Uneven Seams

Popping Sound by Sewing Machine

Guess what?  These are clues - clues that you can see and hear - that you need to change your needle. 
The general rule of thumb is to change your needle after 8 hours of sewing.  Depending on the project, some sewists change needles once and sometimes twice insuring a quality stitch.  Others start every new project with a fresh out of the pack needle.  No, we are not trying to sell you more needles.  We are trying to help you sew better . . .  with better stitch quality. 

Change your needle!

It's the easiest way to improve your stitches.

Tune in next week and get a close-up view of a dull needle.
Sew SCHMETZ!
Rhonda
www.SCHMETZneedles.com

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