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Sewing: Safety

Learn to use the sewing machines in the lab.

Needles

broken sewing needle A sewing machine needle can break for a variety of reasons. Sometimes it is operator error and sometimes it can be the wrong needle for the fabric. If you have experienced a rash of broken needles within a short amount of time, see if one of these situations relate to you and learn how to overcome the problem.

Troubleshooting