• uniquely-ironic said on Nov 05, 2009....

  I feel your pain.  Another SCer is having the same kinds of problems with sewing machines today.  (not me)

• Fallyn said on Nov 05, 2009....

  alas i have given up on the pull it out method.
  
  i am now resorting to the i don't have a screwdriver in the bridal shop... (imagine that) so i will now use a quarter to take my sewing machine apart.
  
  (whatever happened to those handy little screwdrivers that came with the machines?)
  

• Hegemone said on Nov 05, 2009....

  Yikes, well I hope it goes smoothly and you get that needle with as little trouble as possible.

• Fallyn said on Nov 05, 2009....

  i got the needle out... finally...... the quarter didn't work... so i used a nickel. LOL
  
  got the needle out and then proceeded to break two more needles before i got the top stitching done that i needed to do......
  
  it was a beaded bodice that i was converting from a zip up back to a lace up back and i had to sew through the beading.   talk about a pain in the butt.
  
  but i finally got it done and it turned out beautifully....... several dollars worth of needles later...... this is why i have boxes of spares.
  

• MissMimi said on Nov 05, 2009....

  I feel your pain and frustration, keenly.  I'm the SCer with the naughty sewing machine.  I've broken needles like that too and it's a pain in the butt.  I bought a set of tiny screwdrivers at the hardware store -- makes it so much easier.
  
  Wow, I'd love to see what you're working on.  Garment sewing is something I don't do anymore.
  

• Fallyn said on Nov 05, 2009....

  miss mimi.... well. the dress was a size 14 and she needs at least an 20. maybe even a 22.  it has 2 inches i can let out on both side seams if we need to.... and then i put a 6 inch panel in the back. and loops for a lace up bodice. and took the zipper out....
  
  when i put it back together after putting the loops into the seams... i whip stitched the beaded outside to the lining ....and it looked AWFUL.
  
  so i ripped that all out and decided to risk it and just try to sew over the top of the beading. ... it worked okay except when the needle actually tried to go THROUGH a bead instead of around it.
  
  it did turn out MUCH better than the whip stitching though.
  
  

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