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Roger
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401/500 Twin needles
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January 28, 2018, 09:39:47 AM »
I’ve heard about twin needles on the 400 & 500 series... you just throw 2 needles in and you’re good to go... but I’d never tried it and hadn’t found much to support it as viable. Finally found this:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=MXP-LwJQEbM
It’s a nice feature and nice that it doesn’t need the special split needle.
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January 28, 2018, 09:51:01 AM »
My machine booklet says it will do this - I'll look it out later and give the correct wording . . .
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January 28, 2018, 10:05:23 AM »
I just checked one of my manuals and here it is:
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January 28, 2018, 10:10:34 AM »
That's it - the reason I was going to look it out is it does say you could use needles of different sizes for special effects. I thought I had read that but wasn't certain.
Thanks for the images.
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January 28, 2018, 10:21:33 AM »
That could let you mix metallic and normal threads and have almost a shadow- like silver and black on a red fabric or something...
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January 28, 2018, 14:38:15 PM »
I think my machines take twin needles, not two regular ones. Did some of the Singer models come with an extra needle clamp in the accessory box? I have to look this up, because I can't remember exactly.
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