[Nfb-krafters-korner] where can I find...

Sat Oct 20 11:12:41 CDT 2007

My husband always hated taking me to the craft/hobby stores.  I told him to
wait in the car many times, but then they get impatient, and then everyone
is upset.  I find I really have to watch my time when my Mom takes me too! 
Oh well.... 
I am sorry Joyce, but I forgot what type of needle threader you are looking
for.
Di

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From: Blindhands at aol.com
Date: 10/20/2007 9:58:48 AM
To: nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Subject: [Nfb-krafters-korner] where can I find...

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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My husband always hated taking me to the craft/hobby stores.  I told him to wait in the car many times, but then they get impatient, and then everyone is upset.  I find I really have to watch my time when my Mom takes me too!  Oh well.... 
I am sorry Joyce, but I forgot what type of needle threader you are looking for.
Di

-------Original Message-------

From:
mailto:Blindhands at aol.com Blindhands at aol.com
Date:
10/20/2007 9:58:48 AM
To:
mailto:nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org nfb-krafters-korner at nfbnet.org
Subject:
[Nfb-krafters-korner] where can I find...

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
See what's new at http://www.aol.com/?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170 http://www.aol.com?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001170
AOL.com
and http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169 http://www.aol.com/mksplash.adp?NCID=AOLCMP00300000001169
Make AOL Your Homepage
.

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