Try removing your pins as the fabric feeds through the machine. If your needle hits the pins it may break.
It is not possible to fix a broken needle. You must remove the broken one and replace with a new needle.
Sewing
It is a sewing needle.
It is a sewing needle.
A packing needle is a large needle used for heavier sewing, such as for sewing up canvas packages.
No but the sewing machines thread the needle for you will help.
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A sewing needle needs to be very sharp so that it can penetrate the fabric which it's sewing with ease.
A sewing needle needs to be very sharp so that it can penetrate the fabric which it's sewing with ease.
Sewing needles are almost always made of steel, which is a magnetic alloy of iron, which is, itself, magnetic. Sometimes we put a bowl of water on the table, rub and tap a sewing needle with one end of a permanent magnet for a few seconds, float the needle on the water (a hint of oil on the needle might help), and construct a homemade magnetic compass.
If you use a thimble, it can help prevent sewing needle pricks.
Yes, a sewing needle is a conductor of electricity, depending on which metal it is made of.