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1. 
   carolfresia | Jun 05, 2002 05:01pm | #1

   It may pay to buy needles in bulk online. Check in the back of Threads, if you  have a copy handy, for advertisers that carry the brand you like. These days I, too, find that my choices for shopping locally are quite limited, and I do more shopping than ever for favorite notions by mail or online.

   I don' t know anything about Klasse needles, but if they use the 130/705H system (like Schmetz), they should fit your sewing machine. You might want to try them out and see what you think.

   Carol

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   VictoriaMars | Jun 08, 2002 10:48pm | #2

   Thank you for your quick response. It turns out that the chain fabric shop is having a sale with 30% of notions, including needles. Klasse are made in Germany and use the same system as Shmetz and on another forum one member's Viking dealer recommends them. So am going to give them a go.

   I am sum what surprised by the fact that needles apparently is not something that sewers seem concerned about. I shouldn't be, a dealer I knew kept a needle from a customer who had come in for servicing her sewing machine. The customer had her Bernina sewing machine for 30 years and this was the first visit to the shop in all that time, with the complaint that the thread seemed to break all the time. Turns out that not only had the machine probably never had a proper cleaning but that she had never changed the needle in thirty years, the needle had worn down to the eye and couldn't hold the thread!

   Victoria

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   SaraOfenloch | Jun 15, 2002 12:21am | #3

   Victoriamars

   You might like to  order the catalog from Hancock's of Paducah sent to you with the selections of quilting and sewing supplies for everyone.  You can order quite an array of products. 

    Everyone should be very concerned about needles and threads with their sewing machines.  I think I have had my Bernina for over 15 yrs. and it goes in yearly for a checkup and cleanup.  They even  put a new needle  (and charged me for it of course).  I learned never to leave a new needle in it when it went for a cleaning! for the website contact me.

   good luck  Sara

   
   

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   Edited 6/15/2002 1:57:34 PM ET by Sara

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   Jean | Jun 15, 2002 02:07am | #4

   http://www.####-paducah.com/

   I'm constantly amazed at this site's censor. ROFL!! There has to be a way around this..

   How about clicking Here

   You can't even hide it in html!! Stupid! Use the above URL

   but insert h a n c o c k s without the spaces. Strange that Hancock's  capitalized is OK.

   Edited 6/14/2002 7:23:37 PM ET by Jean

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   SaraOfenloch | Jun 15, 2002 08:51pm | #5

   Jean

   I am lost as far as what you are talking about.  Obviosly I am a novice on computer language.  help

   SAra

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   Jean | Jun 15, 2002 09:11pm | #6

   Don't worry about it.  I was just trying to make a hot link to the catalog you were talking about and the censor wouldn't allow it because of the letters c o c k. Stupid, eh??

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   SaraOfenloch | Jun 26, 2002 06:01pm | #7

   you got that right. stupid means the entire site was not read.

   thanks though

   Sara

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   Jean | Jun 26, 2002 07:14pm | #8

   Let's try that hot-link again.  I think it will work now.

   http://www.hancocks-paducah.com/

   Yeah!!  This is a good site people, check it out!