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Back to my project of creating a good needle threader.
 
first question to those handy folks out there.  Sorry it is 2  questions...
 
Where do I find some very fine wire and how do I measure the wire so I know  
what I am looking for?  I am guessing that wire is measured like some  number 
and called gauge?  Totally new area for me.
 
I asked my husband to take me to Home Depot and he told me they don't have  
anything at Home Depot that size.  So we did not go.  
 
If I can get someone else to take me I would go and ask those people that  
work there what size this is.  Maybe they would have the proper tools to  
measure it and give me the information I need to know so I could check around to  
find it.  Dh is uncomfortable with me asking questions like this.  I  don't 
understand why these males[nothing against you guys out there], but when I  ask a 
question looking for some technical infromation they always seem to look  at 
my husband and ask him the questions.  Hey, I am only 4 foot 10 inches,  but I 
am the one behind the counter that asked the question.  My dh half  the time 
does not have a clue what I am seeking information about.
 
Any help with this is most appreciated .
 
For those of you that have made suggestions about looking at NFB Material  
center or other places, I have looked and asked all over and they do not have  
anything like the ones I had found going back a couple of years ago.  
 
I have searched online and read a lot of descriptions of needle threaders,  
but they don't use many words to describe a needle threader and without being  
able to see any pictures I don't have a clue.  I have gone into stores and  
purchased one of each that they have on the shelves, but have not found anything 
 that works as well as the ones I use to have.  I am down to 4 or 5 of them  
now so I have to do something.
 
I purchased a new Bernina that had a built in needle threader and it was  
tricky to use and it lasted only maybe a year before it broke.  So I did  not run 
back to have it replaced as I paid extra for having it included with the  
machine.  
 
I just purchased another machine that has a built in needle threader.   I did 
not purchase it for that reason.  I got it because it has a one step  
buttonhole maker.  You are supposed to just drop in the button and it will  
automatically make a buttonhole  to fit.  I use to have a machine  going back 30 years 
ago that had this feature and I loved it.  The old time  Singer machine that 
did this I still have, but the timeing is off with the  bobbin and I had this 
repaired once going back maybe 10 years so I don't feel  this Singer Futura 
owes me anything.  This new Singer that I got that has  this feature cost me $112 
and that included shipping.  It is a manufactured  refurbished machine and I 
have 30 days to return it.  So I truly believe it  was cheaper than having my 
old one fixed.
 
Please help me with the wire thingy.
 
Joyce



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Back to my project of creating a good needle threader.
 
first question to those handy folks out there.  Sorry it is 2 questions...
 
Where do I find some very fine wire and how do I measure the wire so I know what I am looking for?  I am guessing that wire is measured like some number and called gauge?  Totally new area for me.
 
I asked my husband to take me to Home Depot and he told me they don't have anything at Home Depot that size.  So we did not go. 
 
If I can get someone else to take me I would go and ask those people that work there what size this is.  Maybe they would have the proper tools to measure it and give me the information I need to know so I could check around to find it.  Dh is uncomfortable with me asking questions like this.  I don't understand why these males[nothing against you guys out there], but when I ask a question looking for some technical infromation they always seem to look at my husband and ask him the questions.  Hey, I am only 4 foot 10 inches, but I am the one behind the counter that asked the question.  My dh half the time does not have a clue what I am seeking information about.
 
Any help with this is most appreciated .
 
For those of you that have made suggestions about looking at NFB Material center or other places, I have looked and asked all over and they do not have anything like the ones I had found going back a couple of years ago. 
 
I have searched online and read a lot of descriptions of needle threaders, but they don't use many words to describe a needle threader and without being able to see any pictures I don't have a clue.  I have gone into stores and purchased one of each that they have on the shelves, but have not found anything that works as well as the ones I use to have.  I am down to 4 or 5 of them now so I have to do something.
 
I purchased a new Bernina that had a built in needle threader and it was tricky to use and it lasted only maybe a year before it broke.  So I did not run back to have it replaced as I paid extra for having it included with the machine. 
 
I just purchased another machine that has a built in needle threader.  I did not purchase it for that reason.  I got it because it has a one step buttonhole maker.  You are supposed to just drop in the button and it will automatically make a buttonhole  to fit.  I use to have a machine going back 30 years ago that had this feature and I loved it.  The old time Singer machine that did this I still have, but the timeing is off with the bobbin and I had this repaired once going back maybe 10 years so I don't feel this Singer Futura owes me anything.  This new Singer that I got that has this feature cost me $112 and that included shipping.  It is a manufactured refurbished machine and I have 30 days to return it.  So I truly believe it was cheaper than having my old one fixed.
 
Please help me with the wire thingy.
 
Joyce
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