Broken Needles

[esantoro]

Just recently I had to sew a full 3/4 inch for a new handle I'm making for my briefcases. I broke two #24 needles in the process of figuring out the design. Now I notice my machine is skipping stitches quite freguently. I'd say I can't sew 12 inches without the machine skipping a stitch. Is there a checklist I could go through to troubleshoot this problem? What are the possible reasons?

Thanks for the help,

Ed

[esantoro]

Just recently I had to sew a full 3/4 inch for a new handle I'm making for my briefcases. I broke two #24 needles in the process of figuring out the design. Now I notice my machine is skipping stitches quite freguently. I'd say I can't sew 12 inches without the machine skipping a stitch. Is there a checklist I could go through to troubleshoot this problem? What are the possible reasons?

Thanks for the help,

Ed

I think I fixed the problem. When I inserted the new needle, I didn't push it up as far as it would go in the needle shaft.

Ed