Sewing Machine Needles & How to Choose Them . What you don’t always do however is familiarize yourself with which sewing machine needle to use. If you’re anything like me, you tend to stick to the universal needles (often sizes 1. And also, if you’re anything like me you’ll often find yourself in the position of wondering just why the tension suddenly seems wrong, or you’re suddenly dropping stitches. Choosing the correct type of needle for the right sewing project is a task that many of us find a little daunting. But it needn’t be, it’s just a case of matching the type of needle to the type and weight of fabric and understanding that needle types relate to the structure of the fabric they are used on. The size of the needle depends on the size of the fabric yarn, for example, if you’re using a fine fabric then you need a fine needle that will not mar the fabric, but that still has a larger enough eye to ensure that the thread will not fray or break whilst being sewn with. Sharp points (regular) are for use with woven fabrics (including cotton and linen etc) because they cause a minimum amount of puckering and produce an even stitch without damaging the fabric. These are not recommended for use with knits as they can cause skipped stitches. ![]() ABC News' Lana Zak gets tips on how to make the perfect guacamole from Oyamel Cocina Mexicana's head chef, Omar Rodriguez. Also, what configure to order options make the most. The Kristen Archives are a free erotic story resource for consenting adults. Please come back often. If you find a broken link, please help us by. By Anonymous (mmg, inc, mdom, ltBond, 1st, cons) On a sweltering summer day, fifteen year old Jimmy is invited to play a game with his buddy and his. Sharp points are more slender through the shaft and should be used when edge stitching on woven fabrics, sewing on finely woven fabrics or heirloom stitching on very fine fabrics. They are also a good choice when sewing with synthetic suede. These needles come in varying sizes from the finest size 9 to the heaviest size 1. Universal Point needles have a slightly rounded point that is similar to the ball point needle and is used for general, every day sewing of most woven or knit fabrics. The needle is tapered so that it slips through the fabric weave of the knit easily whilst still retaining enough sharpness to pierce the cloth. It is usually Universal needles that come with your sewing machine. They come in many different sizes with the 1. How to Meet Russian and Ukrainian Women. Some men dream of meeting a Russian or Ukrainian woman. These women are sometimes thought to be gorgeous, adventurous, and up.Palm Trees from around the World. Important Note: Most of the seeds on this page will benefit greatly from using the CAPE Smoke Seed Germination Primer that we use in. JOAN'S ANNOTATED RECOMMENDED READING LIST. This list of recommended authors and books about nonduality and waking up is based on my own tastes and resonances and is. From Manda: When you become the owner of a sewing machine, you often sit down and read through the user manual, to familiarize yourself with which stitch to use for. Ball Point needles are specifically designed to be used with knit and stretch fabrics. They have a rounded point rather than a sharp one (the larger the size of the needle, the more rounded the needle point) and they push between the fabric yarns rather than piercing them the way the Sharp Points do. The needles should be used when sewing with interlock knits, coarse knits and other fabrics that will run if snagged. The needles come in varying sizes from 9 to 1. The larger the size of the needle, the more rounded the needle point is. Embroidery needles have a larger needle eye to accommodate the thicker embroidery threads. They are also designed to protect the decorative threads from breaking. Quilting needles (called Betweens) have a tapered point that allows you to stitch through several layers of fabric (usually the quilt sandwich) and across intersecting seams. They have a tapered point to prevent damaging the often heirloom quality fabrics used in quilting. They are generally smaller and stronger than normal needles with a small eye. They come in sizes 9,1. Topstitching needles are for use with heavier topstitching thread and as such have an extra large eye and a deeper groove. They can also be used with a double thread for a more pronounced stitch. Using the correct top stitching needle can make a real difference to the finished look of your project. Wedge Point needles are used less often as they are designed for use with leather and vinyl. They easily pierce the fabrics and create a hole that will close back up on itself. The wedge shape makes it a superior needle for piercing tough, unyielding fabrics such as leather or suede. These needles come in varying sizes from 1. The smaller sizes are suitable for softer, more pliable leather, whilst the larger sizes are designed for heavy leathers, or multiple layers. Understanding the type of needle is extremely important to achieve a high quality finished project, but so is knowing which size needle to use. The general rule is that the needle size is judged by the type of fabric being sewn, although there are always exceptions: Delicate Fabrics: When sewing with fabrics such as silk, chiffon, voile, fine lace or organza a fine “size 9” needle would usually be the best choice. Lightweight Fabrics: When using lighter weight fabrics such as synthetic sheers, batiste, taffeta or velvet would a “size 1. Medium Weight Fabrics: When sewing with slightly heavier weight fabrics such as gingham, poplin, linen, muslin, chambray, wool crepe, flannel, knits, jersey, wool, wool suiting, or stretch fabrics a “size 1. Medium- Heavy Fabrics: Sewing with fabrics such as gabardine, heavy suiting or tweed would require a “size 1. Heavy Fabrics: When using heavy weight fabrics such as denim, ticking, upholstery or canvas a “size 1. The final and perhaps the most important piece of information that needs to be taken in to account when sewing, is that you should always replace a dull or damaged needle straight away. Damaged needles can be responsible for skipped stitches and tearing fabric as well as also causing damage to your actual sewing machine if they nick the bobbin case. And of course you don’t just change your needle if it gets damaged or if you change fabrics, you should also change them every time you start a new project to ensure that you are always sewing with the sharpest needle possible.« Winners! Needles Sampler Winner ». The Kristen Archives: Directory 1. The Kristen Archives are a free erotic story resource for consenting adults. Please come back often. 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I have a wife, two kids, a mortgage, and had always considered myself pretty much the stereotype of a young urban professional. I even belong to a fairly exclusive health club that I visit three nights a week. I thought I knew everything about myself - - until last week. The two haven't seen each other in a few years and even though Jen made Audrey promise to behave while she was up, the tables turn and the two get it on. Chuck - This is the one of a series of many personal experiences I wrote originally for personal therapy and now share for everyone to read. These stories are based upon real events that took place in my life. Maybe it was part of getting older - he had just turned sixteen that past summer. Or it might have been the company. There would be all men in the Leary household this Thanksgiving, and Mike looked forward to seeing them all.(M+/b, inc) Aunt Abby's Boarding House - by Jockey. True story of a first sexual encounter as a young boy during World War II. When she finds that Lisa will be the last to leave for vacation Mary plans and executes a drug- induced rape. Dancing girls, Chippendale men, monsters, vampires, the usual royalty, they were all there. I myself was what I hoped was a sexy maid. Then I noticed a raven- haired woman who sat alone at a table. Her costume reminded me of that woman on TV called Elvira, a sexy vampiress. We would do the movie, Mc. D's and she could even spend the night. Then on Saturday we would pick up her brother and do pizza and games. It turned out an incredible time for me. It's time for the incredible tale of a little boy named Arlo. A kid just like you maybe, who didn't believe anything special happened on the night of the 3. October. After all, he already knew Santa was actually uncle Frank with a fake white beard. And magic was something you could do with swift hands. How it started is an odd bit of joke, circumstance, bad luck, a pushy mother, a dotty father, and my own growing realization all rolled into one. My name is Fredrick Garrison Grant, at least I keep telling myself that, as my husband kisses, and caresses me. I'm trying very hard to remember it, really, I am. The stripper can't make it, so she has to take her place to keep things going without a hitch. Riter - Some would say Ellen is not beautiful. Some would say she is not even pretty because her features are sharp. Some consider her ass a little broad. But, when she wants to, she has a gleam in her eye which attracts men without repelling women. She is personable and intelligent, easily managing an excellent career and many friendships. She has a passion for life and enjoys everything from cooking to golfing. When she wants to be, she is a world- class lovemaking machine in bed. As an exchange student I learned to masturbate and now I'm an addict. 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If she did that, he promised her a weekend night anchor on the news. But things take a different turn when he comes home early to find the house empty. His friendliness extends to the use of his house while he's away. His voyuering of her leads him to want more, eventually drugging her for use as his sleeping sex doll. He was virile and experienced and on their honeymoon he taught her the art of love. She had her first orgasm on ship in the middle of the Atlantic, one night late after midnight, and a purser passing by on the deck heard her little cry.. Her sober, calm approach to life hadn't made her popular in high school, where all the social opportunities seemed to go to the blonde airheads. On a Saturday night when most of her female classmates would be out with boys, Amy would most likely be at home watching something mindless on the tube, or even doing homework, staring dully into a book with her pencil tucked behind one ear. So what ended up happening to her was even more unlikely than one would have expected. The thick elms and sugar maples darkened in the twilight, their shadows turning from charcoal to coal. I wrapped myself tightly in my cloak against the late September chill, pulling its hood further down over my face. It was the autumn of 1. I was talking to Jimmy the other day, and even he had not heard about Cutters Creek, about five miles up the mountain from Fertile Valley. So I thought *I*'d better tell you folks about that. I looked down at the naked unconscious figure beneath me. Her perfect little body glistened with sweat, my sweat that is. Her pretty eyes still hidden behind her lids, peaceful, still unaware that her body had been violated, treated no better than any porn store fuck doll. However, the shower in the boy's locker room works. The guys are showering. The girls decide to join them! I turned around quickly. There was a short dirty looking baldheaded white man standing in front of me. I was terrified and I didn't know what to do. The competition built up more and more each year, until one year the married guy's wife wanted to wager on a team. You live and die by whom you knew. I was lucky, my father and my uncle were hustlers from the old school. In other words they where drug dealers. It was only natural that I followed their footsteps. I was always in trouble with my parents or with the law. It wasn't that I was a bad kid I just hated living in Westchester. We used to live in Brooklyn up until 3 months years ago when my father landed a good job with the telephone company. Little did he realize what a good neighbor she would turn out to be! They were arrayed around the edge of the rough- hewn room watching the two women with a hungry look in their eyes. This is one of my favorite nights of the year, don't you agree? I love being able to dress up in costume and go out in public. What's this I'm wearing? It's my costume of course. I'm on my way to a Halloween party. I'm supposed to be a harem girl; can't you tell from all the veils? If you're good tonight, maybe I'll do a dance for you.. He seemed real insistent on his getting the costumes. We had dated a few times, but things did not seem to be progressing real well between us, in fact we hadn't even slept together. But things really changed between us after that party.. I had my pick of several parties to go to as well several different outfits to choose from. I had decided to go to Packers, a sports bar that I've been too before and I had decided to wear the Oakland Raider's cheerleader outfit that I had bought several years before. Only after she arrives she meets a guy who wants to be pimp. Suddenly she is told that her money is no longer any good, and she is aghast to find out about the new coin of the realm. In the original (I don't recall who the author was) the boyfriend runs off and the sitter pleads with the couple not to tell her parents promising to do . This version has a different twist. The thing you must have been afraid I would find. Downloading porn from Usenet - you always seemed uneasy when I'd mention that, and I thought you were just taken aback by a female's honest enthusiasm for pornography. The Unvarnished Truth About Captain Herbert Sobel. Sep 0. 9, 2. 01. 4 // By Marcus Brotherton. Sobel as portrayed by David Schwimmer (R) in a confrontation with Lt. Dick Winters (played by Damian Lewis) in the HBO miniseries, Band of Brothers. He was a hated man. He was an admired man. Anyone I’ve ever talked to who served under Captain Herbert Sobel—the one- time commander of Easy Company, 5. PIR, 1. 01st Airborne—has an opinion about him. Some of the veterans from this elite group (the WWII paratroopers commonly known as the Band of Brothers) describe Sobel as an inflexible tyrant of a drill sergeant. They say he was a man who drew hard lines over petty issues. He was a poor map reader and an all- around lousy leader. He was so incompetent he was going to get others killed in battle, thus he needed to be removed from his position of leadership, which he was. Yet other describe Sobel as a strategist. They say he became an integral part in shaping the company into the best it could be. Sobel’s role as a drill sergeant was not to win any popularity contests, but to harden young men into combat soldiers. Men lived because Sobel chiseled them into top warriors. Sobel died in 1. 98. Several years back I had the opportunity to interview Michael Sobel, Captain’s Sobel’s middle son. What follows are some facts about Sobel’s life, not in- depth information about his service in the war—that’s been written about extensively in a variety of books—but about the man he was before and after. How will Captain Herbert Sobel go down in history? The question still remains. Herbert Sobel was born on January 2. Chicago where he attended the strong- disciplined Culver Military Academy. He did well on the high school swim team and graduated from the University of Illinois. He was six feet tall, a slender build, and bore a striking resemblance to David Schwimmer, who portrayed him in the HBO miniseries. After WWII, Sobel married. He was nine years older than his wife, an American who first worked as a nurse in a hospital in Italy during the war. Later she worked at Hines VA Hospital in Chicago. They met there when Sobel visited a fellow soldier who had been wounded. Sobel and his wife had three boys in their family and a daughter who died several days after birth. Sobel’s wife was blonde- haired and blue- eyed, an attractive woman. Her family were dirt farmers from South Dakota, German immigrants. She was Catholic, but Sobel was Jewish, which created tension. Sobel’s parents were business people from Chicago, part of the old aristocracy, and that side of the family never really accepted Sobel’s wife, as Jewish families then weren’t generally open to their sons marrying Catholic non- Jews, Michael said. Sobel’s children were raised Catholic and attended Mass on a regular basis with their mother. Sobel attended Mass sporadically and also went to Synagogue occasionally. There was never much discussion of faith and religion in the home. Captain Sobel and his wife, early years. Photo courtesy the Sobel family via Rich Riley. As a child, on several occasions, Michael asked his father about the war but never received any information from him. Sobel could be very private when he chose. Sobel told her son later that Sobel had never talked to her about the war either. He stayed in the reserves for many years, eventually retiring as a Lieutenant Colonel. Sobel leaned conservative in his politics and was a staunch Republican. He never missed a day of work. Even when it wasn’t popular to drive an economy car he owned a little four- cylinder Metropolitan that he drove to the Chicago L station to ride the train to work. Sobel worked as a credit manager for a wholesaler, A. C. His positions were mid- level. Every day he wore a suit and a clean, starched white- collared shirt. Michael didn’t recall a single day when his father was sick or stayed home from work. Mrs. Every morning Sobel got up early and made breakfast for his wife. If it was the dead of winter he pulled his wife’s car up to the front of the house, cleared off the snow, and turned on the heater for her. Every evening after work Sobel had a cocktail with his wife, and they chatted about the events of the day. Michael remembers going to family gatherings where his father was always well- liked and lively.“He was a great dad in many ways,” Michael said. He doted on my mother and was very much in love with her. I never heard him use profanity or witnessed him losing his temper. He never raised a hand to us kids when we didn’t deserve it—and there were plenty of times we did deserve it and didn’t get it.”Captain Sobel with his young son. Photo courtesy the Sobel family via Rich Riley. The Sobels lived in the same house where Sobel had grown up as a kid. It was a large red- brick house with a slate roof, the biggest house on the block, and all the neighborhood kids hung out at the Sobel’s house. On Sunday mornings Sobel made pancakes, and there was always a place set for any of the neighborhood kids who straggled by. Sobel spent a lot of time with his sons playing sports, especially baseball. He always addressed his boys by the nicknames he had given them: Michael was Inky. His older brother was Footsie; his younger brother, Skookie. When the boys were young, if they had behaved during the day, then they were given the honor of doing twenty minutes of calisthenics with their father before bed—pushups, sit- ups, and jumping jacks. If they boys had been goofing off then he wouldn’t allow them to exercise. Michael recalls: “Dad was always in great physical shape and could bang out pushups no problem. It’s odd that the HBO series showed him struggling with pushups. As kids we did 5. Dad did them right with us. It was a game, fun for us. I’m pushing age 6. I can still hit tennis balls at a highly competitive level thanks to the strength and disciplines Dad developed in us as kids.”Sobel was conservative in his savings and set aside money for all three of his sons to go to college. The family did not consider themselves wealthy, but Sobel made it known that second only to family, an education was imperative. Michael came of college age during the height of the Vietnam War era. The relationship between him and his father became strained during those years. The younger brother was a diabetic so he was exempt from the draft. The other brother got a low draft number and enlisted in the Coast Guard. Michael grew his hair down to his shoulders and went to Berkeley. Michael remembers. I was arrested for protesting at the 1. Democratic National Convention in Chicago. I know those years stressed our relationship quite a bit.”Captain Sobel and young son. Photo courtesy the Sobel family via Rich Riley. When asked about his father’s attempted suicide, Michael said the story was difficult to talk about, and that it required some explanation. After the Kent State Massacre in 1. Michael was attending college at Southern Illinois University. As a result of the killings, there were student riots going on all over America. Michael had been involved in some political groups that were unpopular at the time and had decided to lay low for a while. It took the police three days to track down his whereabouts before being able to deliver a message that Sobel had attempted suicide, and that Michael needed to call home. Michael recalled the evening he got home to the family house. He and his mother sat at the kitchen table trying to make sense of what had happened. She was inconsolable. Sobel had shot himself in the head with a small caliber pistol, but had lived. The bullet entered from the left temple and passed behind his eyes out the other side of his head, severing the optic nerves and leaving him blind. Michael found this rather odd, as his father was right handed. Because of Michael’s political beliefs, he had been out of touch with his father for some years so he was unaware of what was happening in his father’s personal life preceding the suicide attempt.“I don’t know why he chose to do what he did,” Michael said. It’s true he could be overly private, even controlling at times. To this day she is not certain why he did what he did. She postulated that he thought he had cancer, and was unwilling to get tested for the disease. He was not divorced from my mother yet, as some people suggest—that happened later.”After the suicide attempt, Sobel was moved to a VA assisted living in Waukegan, Illinois, where he lived out his remaining years. He was fully ambulatory but in and out of being lucid, sometimes in a semi- vegetative state, according to Michael. He had friends in the VA ward though the living conditions at the VA were poor. Captain Sobel during training. Michael confirmed that none of Sobel’s immediate family were in attendance when he died in 1. Yet that part of the story requires explanation as well. To Michael’s knowledge, a memorial service was not held. His sister attended to the details. It was days, perhaps even a week, after he died that his sister phoned my mom to let her know.”The death certificate listed malnutrition as the cause. Sobel had spent the last seventeen years of his life in the VA assisted living. Michael said, “I recognize this might sound a bit strange, but my father’s death seemed anticlimactic to me. The passage of time had served to distance him from his family. I was living on Maui at the time. My mother and father were divorced by then. She remarried in 1. She married a wonderful man and enjoyed eight fantastic years with Bert before he died. I find it remarkable and heartwarming that she chose to find love again after the heartache she had been through. To this day I admire her inner strength and unwavering support for her sons.”Michael added, “I think my father and I reconciled our differences partially before he died and partially after. One of the last times I saw him in the hospital I gave him a gold coin, a small memento of a trip to Guatemala I had been on, and some money for his personal needs. I think he received it well. I believe now, even in death, my father is closer to me than ever.
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