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  1. 10th January 09, 09:25 PM #1
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    "Denim" needles

    Do any of you use or recommend denim needles for sewing x-kilts? I was wondering since my machine sometimes binds/bogs through multiple layers of twill, like the waistband.
    "The Highland dress is essentially a 'free' dress, -- that is to say, a man's taste and circumstances must alone be permitted to decide when and where and how he should wear it... I presume to dictate to no man what he shall eat or drink or wherewithal he shall be clothed." -- The Hon. Stuart Ruaidri Erskine, The Kilt & How to Wear It, 1901.
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    Steve Ashton turned me on to big "ball point" needles. I don't know if denim needles are ball points or not, but a size 18 or 20 ball point will bull its way through 5 or 6 layers of tight poly/cotton that will choke a regular needle.
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