Brand or Non-Brand: Should You Buy Cheap Sewing Machine Needles

[@carmencolon3520]

I haven't paid to much attention to needles except for the size and material used . Thanks for make us think about it.🤔 Saved this video under Sewing machine class.

[@SimplyStitchy]

You're welcome! Thank you for watching! I appreciate your support 😊

[@RED-cy7ig]

Thanks for showing the comparisons.

[@SimplyStitchy]

No problem! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@rachelkarslake7787]

I have learned the hard way to use quality needles! For my machines (all vintage--one antique), I use Schmetz needles. This is especially true for the early '80s Bernina, which is super fussy. I, also, do my fair share of hand sewing, and quality needles really make a difference there. I think it is more of a striking difference because I am the one pushing the needle through the fabric, not the machine.

[@SimplyStitchy]

Totally agree! There's nothing worse than a low quality hand sewing needle snagging the fabric as you try to sew! Quality definitely counts! Thanks for sharing and for watching! 🙂

[@GrandmomZoo]

Thank you for sharing your knowledge!

[@SimplyStitchy]

My pleasure! Happy to help! Thanks for watching 😀

[@uberhaswifi8987]

My "Hello Hobby" needle experiences are horrible it kept giving me issues with my machine I was going crazy trying to figure out my my machine randomly started malfunctioning.

[@jludtxs]

Are Pfaff needles longer than 38mm.? I need longer one side flat for my old Brother and Riccar 608. Yes it can back out but its a hassle, I want ones that fit.

[@SimplyStitchy]

As far as I know the Riccar 608 is a class 15 domestic machine. It should take standard 130/705H needles. I think it threads left to right though so the needle should be flat to right. Both Pfaff and Brother domestic machines use the 130/705H system. As I don’t know which Brother you have, I can’t say which way the needle goes. If the needle is too long when inserted flat to back, try flat to right or flat to left.

[@jasbinderkaur7699]

Thank you for the information. I have a question. I bought a lot of different purpose singer needles recently. Can I store them as it is in their plastic packaging? Would they go bad in any way with time?

[@jasbinderkaur7699]

Btw, I finally bought the Singer C430. Got a great deal in Canada. Thank you

[@SimplyStitchy]

Great choice!

[@SimplyStitchy]

As long as you keep them in a dry place they should be fine in their original packaging.

[@jasbinderkaur7699]

@@SimplyStitchy thank you for your advice 😊

[@Susietacoma]

The cheap-o made in China needle made the Janome sewing machine sound louder unless it was my imagination.

[@SimplyStitchy]

Yes, The cheaper needle made Jerome, my Janome, have more of a "thuwmp. thuwmp" noise... kind of a bit like the noise you hear when the needle's getting blunt. I'm definitely sticking with Schmetz! Thanks for watching 🙂

[@meganmills6545]

It's a bit of trivia, and not of any real import, but... Schmetz is a funny word to get your tongue around when you're an English speaker - especially when all the words we have with 'sch' at the start are pronounced 'sk' - like school, scheme and schism etc. Pretend the 'c' is not there, but the 'h' is and the 'metz' at the end is 'metts' - Sh metts. :-)

[@SimplyStitchy]

and yet, depending on where you happen to be, 'schedule' isn't pronounced 'skedule' - it's 'shedule'. English eh... there is no right or wrong. Thanks for watching. 🙂

[@meganmills6545]

@@SimplyStitchy Yes - Schedule always had me betwixt and between. Luckily German is much more 'regular' with its spelling and punctuation. English is a wonderland of exceptions to the rules. 🙂