Nancy You are exactly right in your description, and for the modern sewing machines with the automatic threader gadgets, this is also true...but we are getting away from lacemaking.
Happy Lacing ladies Susie Illinois ________________________ Hi Susie, Just FYI, I think the flat side is to be sure the needle is positioned exactly right for the mechanism that makes the stitch. If the needle were rotated the slightest amount, the thread wouldn't be hooked and there'd quickly be a thread jam. Nancy Connecticut, USA ________________________________ On Tue, Dec 12, 2017 at 1:50 PM, C Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > I believe even the sewing machine needles are one directional while > threading. Else why would they have a flat side to put again the post. ... - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
