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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on August 30, 2009, 8:46 am
Dianne,
Man you have had better luck than I have. I've bought sharps at all manner
of places (grocery store, dollar store, Woolworths, Kmart, WalMart, fabric
store) and unless the package was a "real brand" (Singer, Dritz....),
sharpness varied wildly.
Cheryl
On 8/29/09 5:05 PM, in article 7ftjhaF2kbj1dU1@mid.individual.net, "Dianne
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> My question didn't have anything to do with being or not being a purist.
> I just wondered why you would use a sharp (size 8s are not that large)
> for fabric normally used for counted work. And I was confused by your
> comments. No other point was being made. :~) I, too, like No. 10
> sharps or crewel. I haven't noticed a difference in sharpness between
> brands. About the only thing I've noticed between brands is the ease
> with which it threads, and the ease with which it glides through fabric.
> I miss the "old" Milwards (did I remember that right?). Now *those*
> were needles.
>
> Dianne
>
> Fran wrote:
>> Exactly. I like my sharps and sewing needles to be very very sharp. I
>> will use a sewing needle for some thread types (like some silks) when
>> embroidering becuase of the sharper points, and so decided to try it
>> out on the cross-stitch peices just to see how it would work. I'm not
>> much of a purist - I tend to go for whatever gets the my job done.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:28:44 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
>>
>>> On 8/28/09 10:44 PM, in article 7frj03F2m759iU1@mid.individual.net, "Dianne
>>>
>>
>>>>> I also sent an email requesting a #28 Tapestry and a #10 sewing needle
>>>>> with a very sharp point. We'll see.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fran
>>>> I'm confused. Sewing needles by their nature/design have sharp points.
>>>> Also: Why would you use a sewing needle on canvas?
>>>> Point taken: Glad it worked for general sewing on typical cloth.
>>>>
>>>> Dianne
>>> I suspect Fran means sharper than what was supplied. I've found varying
>>> degrees of sharp on my sharps from different sources, as I'm sure you have
>>> too.
>>>
>>>
>>> C
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Posted by Dianne Lewandowski on August 30, 2009, 9:38 am
Cheryl Isaak wrote:
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> Dianne,
> Man you have had better luck than I have. I've bought sharps at all manner
> of places (grocery store, dollar store, Woolworths, Kmart, WalMart, fabric
> store) and unless the package was a "real brand" (Singer, Dritz....),
> sharpness varied wildly.
I've not tried much besides known brands. :~) Didn't realize that the
points varied.
Dianne
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Posted by Cheryl Isaak on August 30, 2009, 1:59 pm
On 8/30/09 9:38 AM, in article 7fvdn0F2ne4hcU1@mid.individual.net, "Dianne
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> Cheryl Isaak wrote:
>> Dianne,
>> Man you have had better luck than I have. I've bought sharps at all manner
>> of places (grocery store, dollar store, Woolworths, Kmart, WalMart, fabric
>> store) and unless the package was a "real brand" (Singer, Dritz....),
>> sharpness varied wildly.
>
> I've not tried much besides known brands. :~) Didn't realize that the
> points varied.
> Dianne
>
When you're buying for school or scout projects, sometimes those dollar
bargains are tempting.
Won't bother with bargains when stitching to mend or for pleasure.
C
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Posted by Mary on August 29, 2009, 1:26 am
Thank you for sharing your experiences with those new needles! Based
on what you have said, I will save my money and stick with needles I
already own and enjoy.
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Posted by Fran on September 1, 2009, 6:45 pm
Apparently, the space needed for the needle eye is too big to allow
for the smaller sizes of needles. I wondered, but thought it wouldn't
hurt to ask. Oh, well, such is life.
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>I also sent an email requesting a #28 Tapestry and a #10 sewing needle
>with a very sharp point. We'll see.
>Fran
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> I just wondered why you would use a sharp (size 8s are not that large)
> for fabric normally used for counted work. And I was confused by your
> comments. No other point was being made. :~) I, too, like No. 10
> sharps or crewel. I haven't noticed a difference in sharpness between
> brands. About the only thing I've noticed between brands is the ease
> with which it threads, and the ease with which it glides through fabric.
> I miss the "old" Milwards (did I remember that right?). Now *those*
> were needles.
>
> Dianne
>
> Fran wrote:
>> Exactly. I like my sharps and sewing needles to be very very sharp. I
>> will use a sewing needle for some thread types (like some silks) when
>> embroidering becuase of the sharper points, and so decided to try it
>> out on the cross-stitch peices just to see how it would work. I'm not
>> much of a purist - I tend to go for whatever gets the my job done.
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 29 Aug 2009 08:28:44 -0400, Cheryl Isaak
>>
>>> On 8/28/09 10:44 PM, in article 7frj03F2m759iU1@mid.individual.net, "Dianne
>>>
>>
>>>>> I also sent an email requesting a #28 Tapestry and a #10 sewing needle
>>>>> with a very sharp point. We'll see.
>>>>>
>>>>> Fran
>>>> I'm confused. Sewing needles by their nature/design have sharp points.
>>>> Also: Why would you use a sewing needle on canvas?
>>>> Point taken: Glad it worked for general sewing on typical cloth.
>>>>
>>>> Dianne
>>> I suspect Fran means sharper than what was supplied. I've found varying
>>> degrees of sharp on my sharps from different sources, as I'm sure you have
>>> too.
>>>
>>>
>>> C