I think I've been sewing too much.
I just broke a needle. I just broke a needle hand sewing. I've bent them before, but this is a first. It snapped cleanly in half a little below the eye.
I've had that particular needle in use for a year or so. But criminy! It's steel! And it's not like I had a lot of leverage on it or anything, it was only an inch or so long, and it wasn't one of those flimsy thin needles either.
Man. I wasn't expecting that at all. I've broken needles on a machine before, but that's with a goodly bit of horsepower behind them, and usually when they hit a pin or something. This was just me, pulling a thread tight.
I've had that particular needle in use for a year or so. But criminy! It's steel! And it's not like I had a lot of leverage on it or anything, it was only an inch or so long, and it wasn't one of those flimsy thin needles either.
Man. I wasn't expecting that at all. I've broken needles on a machine before, but that's with a goodly bit of horsepower behind them, and usually when they hit a pin or something. This was just me, pulling a thread tight.