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Posted by Polly Esther on November 4, 2009, 10:36 pm
We're told that a new broom sweeps clean - that is true. But ! when you
need a needle for any sort of hand-stitching, do you just grab one from a
pincushion and proceed?
I'm putting a label on the 42 one-eared mice quilt - finally. It is a
shower gift for our only granddaughter's wedding. Instead of taking any old
needle from the pincushion of unknown age and condition, I really did open
the new needle collection and thread a fine one.
For goodness sake. I just can't believe how sweet it is to stitch with
a super smooth, incredibly sharp needle. I growl when I hear someone
running a blunt needle in a SM; wonder why I'm not nicer to myself? Polly
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Posted by Sherry on November 4, 2009, 10:59 pm
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> We're told that a new broom sweeps clean - that is true. =A0But ! =A0when=
you
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> need a needle for any sort of hand-stitching, do you just grab one from a
> pincushion and proceed?
> =A0 =A0 I'm putting a label on the 42 one-eared mice quilt - finally. It =
is a
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> shower gift for our only granddaughter's wedding. =A0Instead of taking an=
y old
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> needle from the pincushion of unknown age and condition, I really did ope=
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> the new needle collection and thread a fine one.
> =A0 =A0 For goodness sake. =A0I just can't believe how sweet it is to sti=
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> a super smooth, incredibly sharp needle. =A0I growl when I hear someone
> running a blunt needle in a SM; wonder why I'm not nicer to myself? =A0Po=
lly
I am guilty of using quilting needles for everything, because they
have
an eye actually big enough for the thread.
But I know what you mean. I was binding a baby quilt, and chose a
brand new
straw needle... It just glided through that fabric like it was
greased.
BUT!! The thread is bigger than the eye!! The NEEDLE THREADER is
bigger than the eye! I finally found a Roxanne threader for $2,
thought,
what the heck, for $2 I'll try it. It is the only threader that works
on
those blamed needles so far.
Sherry
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Posted by Leslie& The Furbabies in MO. on November 4, 2009, 11:04 pm
One very good thing about those lovely, thin, fine, sharp milliner's/straw
needles is that they bend before they can get dull. You are forced to use a
brand new needle every so often. But they are horrid to try to thread.
I've been known to cry in frustration over them!
Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
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> We're told that a new broom sweeps clean - that is true. But ! when you
> need a needle for any sort of hand-stitching, do you just grab one from a
> pincushion and proceed?
> I'm putting a label on the 42 one-eared mice quilt - finally. It is a
> shower gift for our only granddaughter's wedding. Instead of taking any
> old
> needle from the pincushion of unknown age and condition, I really did open
> the new needle collection and thread a fine one.
> For goodness sake. I just can't believe how sweet it is to stitch with
> a super smooth, incredibly sharp needle. I growl when I hear someone
> running a blunt needle in a SM; wonder why I'm not nicer to myself? Polly
I am guilty of using quilting needles for everything, because they
have
an eye actually big enough for the thread.
But I know what you mean. I was binding a baby quilt, and chose a
brand new
straw needle... It just glided through that fabric like it was
greased.
BUT!! The thread is bigger than the eye!! The NEEDLE THREADER is
bigger than the eye! I finally found a Roxanne threader for $2,
thought,
what the heck, for $2 I'll try it. It is the only threader that works
on
those blamed needles so far.
Sherry
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Posted by Sherry on November 4, 2009, 11:14 pm
On Nov 4, 10:04=A0pm, "Leslie& The Furbabies in MO."
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> One very good thing about those lovely, thin, fine, sharp milliner's/stra=
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> needles is that they bend before they can get dull. =A0You are forced to =
use a
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> brand new needle every so often. =A0But they are horrid to try to thread.
> I've been known to cry in frustration over them!
> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
I am really glad to hear someone else say that. I just thought that
obviously I
was missing some skill that was required to thread the stupid thing,
or that
maybe I had some kind of trick thread that automatically swells up
larger than the eye, just to hack me off.
They do bend pretty bad. I actually only bought them because they were
required for an applique class, I'd never used them before either.
Sherry
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Posted by Polly Esther on November 5, 2009, 12:01 am
I cheated.
Well, actually, not 'cheated' but I did have to get serious help.
Everytime I had to thread the needle, I turned on my super serious
magnifying lens floor lamp. It was worth the trip and didn't do me any harm
to get up and take a break anyhow. That lamp weighs more than I do and I
needed to let my cutting table bear the weight of the quilt so I couldn't
get them together.
You are right. I can't see well enough to be certain but I strongly
suspect that the thread is bigger around than the eye of the milliner's
needle - but, oh my! aren't they wonderful? Polly
On Nov 4, 10:04 pm, "Leslie& The Furbabies in MO."
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> One very good thing about those lovely, thin, fine, sharp milliner's/straw
> needles is that they bend before they can get dull. You are forced to use
> a
> brand new needle every so often. But they are horrid to try to thread.
> I've been known to cry in frustration over them!
> Leslie & The Furbabies in MO.
I am really glad to hear someone else say that. I just thought that
obviously I
was missing some skill that was required to thread the stupid thing,
or that
maybe I had some kind of trick thread that automatically swells up
larger than the eye, just to hack me off.
They do bend pretty bad. I actually only bought them because they were
required for an applique class, I'd never used them before either.
Sherry
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