Preventing Broken Or Bent Sewing Machine Needles

• Clean and oil the machine per manufacturer directions and make sure throat plate is properly aligned.
• If you use pins to hold your fabric, pull the pins before the fabric goes under the foot. Pins are the number one cause of needle breakage.
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• Buy a better grade needle.
• If all else fails, take it in and have the timing checked.

By Anne Miles from Glen Mills, PA