SBQ: Needle Mania

30 May 2007 04:26 Renée sbq

Though I may be down-sizing some of my online cross stitch endeavors, the SBQ isn’t one of them, so without further ado here is this week’s question as suggested by Kathryn: (And on time for once!) :D

How many needles do you use during a project? Have you ever loaded up a needle for every color? Do you use a new needle for every project or recycle your favorite needle?

I’d say that 99 times out of 100 I use only one needle during a project and I continue to use said needle until I break it, lose it, and/or the finish wears off and it becomes too tacky to go through the fabric smoothly. (Now that I have switched to Piecemakers that doesn’t happen very often anymore. Well, except for the losing part.)

I have never loaded up a needle for every color and though it might be fun to try it sometime, I doubt I have enough needles to use one for every color for some of the BAPs I stitch! Besides, if I have a lot of color changes I’d rather park my threads instead.

26 Responses

  1. Outi Says:
    30 May 2007 at 04:54

    Mine’s up. :)

  2. Laura Says:
    30 May 2007 at 06:28

    Mine’s done.

    P.S. Love your new look! It’s tons faster, too. Woot!

  3. Dee Says:
    30 May 2007 at 07:33

    Answered on my blog.

    Great question, by the way!

  4. xsquared Says:
    30 May 2007 at 07:48

    Mine’s up!

  5. Kathryn Says:
    30 May 2007 at 08:19

    Answered.

  6. Meari Says:
    30 May 2007 at 08:49

    Mine’s up!

  7. prajantr Says:
    30 May 2007 at 09:51

    answered :)

  8. Dawn Says:
    30 May 2007 at 21:27

    mine is posted.

  9. Virpi Says:
    30 May 2007 at 23:43

    Answered.

  10. Jan Says:
    31 May 2007 at 00:02

    Answered!! :)

  11. Vicki Says:
    31 May 2007 at 02:24

    Posted :-)

  12. Janice Says:
    31 May 2007 at 07:35

    Answered on my blog. I also like your new look. Always enjoy your blog!

  13. Ish Says:
    31 May 2007 at 08:29

    Answered finally

  14. Karin Says:
    31 May 2007 at 10:28

    Mine’s up, too. :)

  15. Sara Says:
    31 May 2007 at 16:19

    My answer’s up:)

  16. ~Kim~ Says:
    31 May 2007 at 19:57

    Mine is up. Love the colors!!

    ~Kim~

  17. selina Says:
    01 June 2007 at 03:32

    answered

  18. Lelia Says:
    01 June 2007 at 10:43

    Answered

  19. Allura Says:
    01 June 2007 at 16:51

    Answer’s up! Also, would like to share a new blog I’m starting, Cross Stitch News: http://csnews.blogdrive.com . Thanks!

  20. Rachel Says:
    01 June 2007 at 23:06

    Answered!

  21. Nima Says:
    02 June 2007 at 05:40

    Mine is posted

  22. Christine D Says:
    02 June 2007 at 08:55

    Posted!

  23. Kate Says:
    05 June 2007 at 04:16

    Posted

  24. Erica Says:
    05 June 2007 at 09:42

    Answered fashionably late…. :-)

  25. kristina Says:
    05 June 2007 at 16:08

    Mine is up too :) late but got there in the end.

  26. Kathryn Says:
    10 June 2007 at 19:43

    To see an example of using multiple needles on a large project, see:

    http://threadsofdesire.blogspot.com/2007/06/time-to-remember.html