[TheForge] Making needles?

[Bruce .]

Thanks, I saw that.  Turns out that Singer size 21 is equivalent to NM 130
= 1.3 mm.  I picked up some of those at the local sewing shop, designated
"quilting" needles.

FWIW, I'm avoiding "leather" needles with "cutting points" because they are
not for use with cloth, and so far all the sewing I've needed to do has
involved cloth.

If anyone wants a LOT more information on needles, here are some links:

http://www.schmetzneedles.com/all-about-needles/  scroll down to "needle
guide" and "needle size designations" for two particularly useful pages.

http://archive.org/details/historydescripti00morr  Caution: 3.6 MB file.  A
commercial booklet from 1862 with some interesting stuff.


On Wed, Oct 16, 2013 at 6:11 PM, Charles <xlch58 at swbell.net> wrote:

> ebay item id 250622873862 has a pack of ten for four dollars in a 21 gauge
> needle which should handle v92 thread which is a common size for shoe
> uppers.   This is a chain stitch needle which is shorter than the normal
> lockstitch needles.   Most larger towns have an industrial sewing machine
> supplier that would have them in stock as well.
>
> Charles
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> ________________________________
>  From: Peter Fels & Phoebe Palmer <artgawk at thegrid.net>
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> Bruce, if it was me, i'd take a length of music wire, clamped to a grooved
> plate under a small torch,
> flatten every few inches...then do a series of tiny slit and drifts by
> hand until i came up with a few passable examples, cut, then toss the rest.
> You don't need a lot of them.
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-- 
Bruce
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