April 11, 2014
This month's topic in the newsletter is knits -
so I have "knits on the brain".
One of the things I find about knits -
especially 100% cotton or any other natural
fiber is how comfy they are. It's 85°
today and I'm cool as a cucumber in my knit
pants and top, and very comfortable.
Another thing I find really fascinating is how a
dang needle can make so much difference.
One of the major points on your "knit checklist"
should be needles and to make sure you the right
kind. Ballpoint needles will penetrate the
fabric without catching on the yarns or piercing
the yarns. The whole needle bobbin process
of making a stitch gets all fouled up when the
needle is piercing the knit/stretch fabric.
Additionally if the ballpoint needle skips, use
a stretch needle. The stretch needle tip
is slightly less rounded - cleaner in and
out. Why not start with a stretch?
Because the ballpoint needle is really a better
(and easier needle) for the machine to make
stitches.
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Stretch and Ballpoint needles
come in various sizes and styles. The
single is great for your stretch stitch on your
machine and the twin or double is great for that
topstitch/overlock look. I prefer using
the 2,5 width rather than the 4,0 width, but
both come in the stretch point models. As
far as the sizes for your single needle, go with
the fabric - the finer the fabric, the finer the
needle and the heavier the fabric the heavier
the needle.
Hope that helps clear up the knit/stretch/jersey
needle question and most of all don't even think
of doing knits without that jersey/knit/stretch
or ballpoint needle. It will make your
project go together like a dream.
One note:
we are doing some spring cleaning on the site,
so things may look a little hinky for a week
or two while we back up and then reload
everything, but I'm told that it will make
things much smoother. One of the
problems it will solve is if you are getting
that pesky, "Warning, you have reached a
dangerous site," and then proceeds to give you
the link that's something weird with a ".ru"
on the end. ".ru" means Russia
BTW. Anyway, the spring cleaning will
hopefully eradicate that message - thank
heavens. So bear with us while we clean
things up and they will be back to normal
soon!
Thanks!
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