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Monday Giveaway: Titanium Needles
By Serena Smith | June 16, 2008
Congratulations to stacysews for winning last week’s green fabric giveaway!
Organ Titanium needles are standard high quality needles with a flat shank and a regular size eye for most home sewing, embroidery and quilting machines.
PD (Perfect Durability) or Titanium needles are the same great quality of Organ needles with the advantage of having a titanium nitride coating layered on the surface of the needle. With the titanium coating, these needles last up to five times longer than conventional chrome-plated needles. They are more wear resistant which reduces needle breakage, bending and distorting. This is very advantageous for the reliability and durability when stitching embroidery designs.
The titanium coating also strengthens the point of the needle. The needle is continuously going in and out of the fabric, dulling the needle point with each stitch which will cause needle wear and breakage. The strength of the needle has been reinforced while maintaining a perfect shape to provide greater wear resistance and durability.
Titanium needles are great for machine embroidery! Stop and really think about how many times the needle penetrates the fabric — many times! For every stitch, the needle is being inserted into the fabric. So if your design has 20,000 stitches in it, the needle has gone through the fabric at least 20,000 times. This dulls your needle in a hurry! Titanium needles are a great help because they are stronger, last longer, less likely to break and keep your thread flowing smoothly through the eye of the needle!
Machines that fit Schmetz needles can also use Organ Titanium needles: Bernina, Brother, Elna, Husqvarna, Janome, Juki, Melco, Necchi, Baby Lock, New Home, Pfaff, Poem, Riccar, Simplicity, Singer, Viking, White and more…
This giveaway if for one package of needles which contains 10 titanium needles, size 80/12.
–Post a link to this giveaway on your blog and leave a second comment with the blog post url and you will be entered twice in the giveaway.
–Comments will be open until next Monday, June 23rd and the winner announced that same day.
–This giveaway is only available to US residents.
–You must leave an email address in the comments or link back to a blog so I can contact you if you win. If your name is selected and there is no way to contact you, another name will be chosen.
–You have one week to claim your prize. If the prize is not claimed, another name will be chosen.
If you didn’t win this giveaway, you can still purchase your own titanium needles for your machine here.
this giveaway had ended!
Topics: Giveaways | 23 Comments »
June 16th, 2008 at 9:51 pm
ohhh, I loves titanium needles and I’m out of them!
diane (dot) pahl @ gmail.com
June 16th, 2008 at 10:34 pm
Would love to try out these needles. I had to buy some last evening as I broke all I had on hand.
June 16th, 2008 at 10:36 pm
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June 16th, 2008 at 11:28 pm
I would love to try those needles. Thanks again for sharing with us.
Sue Cahill (sbonetsue at yahoo dot com)
June 17th, 2008 at 12:29 am
I have never tried these needles before. It would be fun trying them. Thanks Serena :)
June 17th, 2008 at 1:04 am
Count me in! Thanks for the chance to win.
June 17th, 2008 at 2:19 am
I am new to embroidery, actually pretty new to sewing as well . . . broke three needles yesterday on embroidery projet – would like to try titanium needles! Thanks!
June 17th, 2008 at 3:33 am
I heard these needles are wonderful. Would love to see for myself.
BBDonahue@Juno.com
June 17th, 2008 at 5:05 am
I would love to try the titanium needles. I never knew they existed. Thanks a bunch!
Susan
susanngo61@hotmail.com
June 17th, 2008 at 3:50 pm
I’ve used Organ needles but not the titanium. I’d love to try those.
June 17th, 2008 at 3:51 pm
thanks, i’d love to try them!
June 17th, 2008 at 6:40 pm
Please include me in the giveaway. Thanks, Serena!
June 17th, 2008 at 6:53 pm
these sounds like fabulous needles!
June 17th, 2008 at 7:12 pm
Would love to try them.
June 17th, 2008 at 11:10 pm
Hi, Serena,
Thank you for again giving some great tips. I have used the titanium needles for embroidery and love them. My Pfaff only uses plastic bobbins, but I am going to buy some metal ones just for holding thread to applique. That way I can put it all on my Grab It pincushion, too. I enjoy your site and your blog.
dutchgarden@yahoo.com
June 18th, 2008 at 2:00 am
Thank you for entering me in your giveaway!
ginger dot bisker at gmail dot com
June 18th, 2008 at 2:15 pm
Thanks for the give aways. Could always use machine needles that last longer. Dee
reip-rd@juno.com
June 18th, 2008 at 11:57 pm
These sound wonderful! :)
June 20th, 2008 at 9:04 pm
I’m fairly new to embroidery, and haven’t tried the titanium needles, but would love to.
June 22nd, 2008 at 2:19 pm
Serena,
Thanks for hostessing this giveaway. I need new needles for my Singer and these would be perfect. Love your blog. xxoo
ceamystery@hotmail.com
June 22nd, 2008 at 11:36 pm
My daughter can really use these
dolls123[at]gmail[dot]com
June 23rd, 2008 at 3:12 am
I would love to try the titanium needles. I change my needle often.
paulac-rvc@comcast.net
June 23rd, 2008 at 4:22 am
I’d love to try the titanium needles, as I do a lot of embroidery and go through a lot of needles. I’ve been to your blog before and watched some of your tutorials. You have an informative site. — Michele