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Thursday, December 17, 2009

Changing Needles

When I was a little girl, I was taught to use a needle until it broke. That thrifty rule does not apply well to machine embroidery. With sewing, as long as the stitches hold things together, they do not need to be pretty (except for topstitching). With embroidery, the needle is moving much faster than with sewing. A dull needle will not pierce the fabric efficiently and that will affect the stitch quality.

Buy needles in bulk so that you won't mind throwing away the dull ones. If there is a problem with the stitching, first try cleaning the bobbin area, cleaning the upper thread path, then re-threading the machine. Be sure that the thread runs smoothly from spool to machine. If the stitches still look lumpy or loopy, change the needle. Be sure the size of the needle matches your thread and that the type of needle matches your fabric (more on this tomorrow).

Next issue: the right needle

from Mary Jane Allen of Perfect Little Stitches

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SUPERIOR Titanium-Coated
Needles for Home Machines

Superior Threads and Organ Needle
Company have applied the latest
technology of titanium-coated needles
to the Topstitch style for home machines.
These new titanium-coated needles have
an ultra thin coat of titanium nitride layered
on the surface to extend their productive life
by five to eight times that of conventional
needles. Most professionals recommend
changing the needle every project or, if you
count, every 8 hours. Imagine having a
needle that will last 40 to 60 hours!

Christmas Things

Christmas Things is an appliqué
and stitch set that is quick and
easy and perfect for those
last second gifts.

Use a twin needle to create the
look of shadow work for the bows.
One of Jane's Holly Alphabet letters
would look just right centered above
the bows. Find these delicate bows
on the second row of this page.

Missed of Jane's
Holly Alphabet letters? Ask for
the one you need when you purchase
this or any of Jane's other designs
this week.

SANTA GATOR JINGLER

Make fun 3D ornaments for your tree or for gifts.
Reen's Jinglers are easy to make and
she has several to choose from.

Sunbonnet Fairies

Sweet little Fairies ready to
come to your house and grant wishes
for little girls of all ages.

MOOSE B STITCHIN

HOME OF THE "IN THE HOOP" EMBROIDERY PROJECTS

JUMBO STOCKINGS 4
Made entirely in the hoop.

Just stitch, unhoop, trim and turn.
Ready to be filled with goodies.
NO other sewing needed. Use felt
for the base and then use just
about any other fabric for the
appliquéd top part of the boot.

Also available for the 5x7 hoops.
See Large Stockings 11.

Teeny Winter Holiday 1

These miniature designs
are perfect for all kinds
of holiday fun.

Half-price, today only!

Teeny Winter Holiday 2
is included in this sale.

Christmas Jewels

Great quick to stitch jewelry of
Free Standing Lace: candy canes,
Christmas trees, Santa and snowmen.
Who wouldn't love a set of these in
their stocking?

A new letter is now
available for those collecting
this beautiful alphabet.

It is found at the top of Page 1.

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Mary Jane
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