How Often Do You Change Your Needles?

November 2, 2013
Free Motion Quilting, Fish

Fish Free Motion QuiltingDid you know that the most important thing you can do to ensure good quality stitches when you are free motion quilting is to have a perfect needle?   Because there is no way to visually tell when a needle is damaged or worn out,  it is recommended that you discard your needle after 4-6 hours of sewing.  (For free motion quilting–I would err on the side of 4 hours.)  A damaged needle will result in poor quality stitching and-worse yet-can damage your sewing machine.   If you can’t remember the last time you replaced your needle–it’s time!

Hope you have time to stitch today!  (with a brand new needle)

Lori

Please join us this Friday for a group discussion about needle selection.

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