tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558431327485541401.post3131642340655864675..comments2023-05-29T08:29:42.484-05:00Comments on Smocking by Janet: Changing a needle on your pleater.seamsgreathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16340005206033297205noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558431327485541401.post-89362223958311389262013-03-18T22:46:59.157-05:002013-03-18T22:46:59.157-05:00Thank you for the hint to tilt the front of the pl...Thank you for the hint to tilt the front of the pleater backwards. I can't tell you how many times I have had all the needles drop out over the years.Kaynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558431327485541401.post-251079624902455492013-03-09T01:59:25.955-06:002013-03-09T01:59:25.955-06:00HI.. the pics were very helpfull.... Thank you ver...HI.. the pics were very helpfull.... Thank you very much.. i will start my first smocking project... Roox.. tsawwassen BC. Canada..Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558431327485541401.post-24903681008398035812013-01-28T18:18:56.103-06:002013-01-28T18:18:56.103-06:00Hi - Also add my thanks for your blog and instruct...Hi - Also add my thanks for your blog and instructions. I too bought a pleater from eBay and the seller very helpfully removed the needles. The directions that came with the pleater were not very explicit. Thanks so much for your help.magginoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558431327485541401.post-21463452469030011262010-12-17T07:18:37.180-06:002010-12-17T07:18:37.180-06:00Thank you so much for these pictures - I have just...Thank you so much for these pictures - I have just received a second hand pleater I bought off ebay and I had no idea how to put the needles in - you saved the day, thank you again, Gail in Manchester UKAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558431327485541401.post-12451253351232914522009-10-28T20:50:04.491-05:002009-10-28T20:50:04.491-05:00You can change a needle in mid-pleat. I have done...You can change a needle in mid-pleat. I have done it a bunch of times as my old pleater was quite tempermental (to put it mildly). Do the tilting that Janet talks about (VERY important), take out the bar, carefully work out the one broken needle (make sure you get all the pieces), thread the new needle with the thread you just pulled out of the old needle, put it in your pleater, replace your bar, untilt your pleater, and start pleating again. You may miss a pleat or two but the pleats all around it will usually let you pleat that spot with your finger when you are smocking. It sounds a lot more complicated than it is. I really, really hate threading needles and will do almost anything to avoid having to start over!Debbinoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3558431327485541401.post-18478930308984115532009-10-27T14:48:08.649-05:002009-10-27T14:48:08.649-05:00I had to replace one of the needles on my pleater ...I had to replace one of the needles on my pleater just last night. What happened to me, though, is after I had started pleating my fabric one needle broke. So, I had to take all of the needles out of the pleater, remove the fabric, replace all of the needles, and start over again. Fortunately when I pressed my fabric I could barely see the needle holes and I could repleat the same piece. I'm working on back smocking it now.juliahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12423393733607579888noreply@blogger.com