Before I chuck my Bernina 580 out of the window, Any ideas on why my needle keeps breaking?  I am only trying to stitch a word and when it comes to the last letter the needle hits the presser foot and breaks, I've gone through 7 needles today.  I am using the built in letters that come with the machine on T-shirt fabric with gun gold stabiliser size 11 needle and gun gold embroidery thread,  I've cleaned it and oiled it but its not helped, Also with the built in letters I was trying to do them 25% smaller but the machine stitches them really messy, constantly stops and shows bobbin error or thread error, does anyone else have that trouble? its a combination machine so Im thinking maybe the separate embroidery machines are better anyone else experienced this? Maybe just user error  :thinking:

I hardly buy RTW clothes I make most of my clothes myself.  Over the years when looking in clothes shops, I see something I like and always say I shall make my own version for a fraction of the cost, but mainly because I just love sewing anyway.  I stay at home to look after the family so I generally just wear jersey type tops and jeans etc I always make jersey long sleeve tops myself, nothing fancy, just plain colours etc.   I have no fabric shops near by so I get my jersey online usually around £5 ish a metre and its nice enough quality, I use 1 and a bit meters so buy 3 meters to make 2 tops (£15 ish).  I went to ASDA today, haven't been for ages and they had long sleeve jersey tops 2 for £6 plain colours exactly how I make them, the quality was the same (or very similar) to what I make anyway.  I feel I should be pleased to buy some ready done for less than what I can make them for, but instead I felt really disappointed because I can't even make them myself for that price and why do I bother.  Is it just me or does anyone else ever feel the same?