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>> HELLO, I'M DEANNA SPRINGER AT
WISCONSIN SHOW WITH INSIGHT.
I'M WITH RHONDA AT SMETZ
NEEDLES.
WE ARE AT YOUR BOOTH.
I SEE YOU BROUGHT YOUR GIANT
EIGHT-FOOT NEEDLE
IDENTIFICATION.
LET'S TALK ABOUT THIS.
>> YES.
>> WE HAVE COLOR IDENTIFICATION.
>> YES.
SINCE 2014 WE HAVE ONE OR TWO
BANDS OF COLOR.
SHOULD I TELL YOU ABOUT IT,
DEANNA?
>> OKAY, LET'S DO A LITTLE
LESSON.
>> ON THE LEFT-HAND SIDE THE
COLUMN IS LABELED NEEDLE TYPE.
WE HAVE ALL THE DIFFERENT
NEEDLES AVAILABLE FOR YOUR HOME
SEWING MACHINE.
MANY OF THE NEEDLE TYPES ARE
ASSIGNED TO COLOR.
ON THE RIGHT-HAND SIDE OF THIS
CHART WE HAVE A LIST OF ALL THE
DIFFERENT NEEDLE SIZES THAT ARE
AVAILABLE FOR OUR HOME SEWING
MACHINE.
THERE'S A COLOR ASSIGNED TO EACH
SIZE.
NOW LOOK AT THE ACTUAL NEEDLE.
YOU'VE GOT TWO BANDS OF COLOR.
THE TOP COLOR BAND IDENTIFIES
YOUR NEEDLE TYPE.
SO ON THIS SAMPLE HERE, IT IS
YELLOW.
SO WE LOOK OFF TO THE LEFT UNDER
NEEDLE TYPE.
WE FIND YELLOW IS A STRETCH
NEEDLE.
THE LOWER COLOR BAND IDENTIFIES
YOUR NEEDLE SIZE.
SO ON THIS SAMPLE HERE WE'VE GOT
ROWS, SO WE FIND RIGHT NOWS IS
SIZE 75: 11 SO THIS IS A STRETCH
SIZE 75: 11.
LET ME GIVE YOU ANOTHER EXAMPLE.
MY FAVORITE GO-TO IS A MICRO
8212.
WHAT WOULD BE THE TOP BAND
COLOR?
>> PURPLE, MY FAVORITE COLOR.
>> SIZE 8012?
>> ORANGE.
>> SO A PURPLE AND ORANGE BAND.
>> PURPLE AND ORANGE.
IF YOUR NEEDLE HAS TWO BANDS OF
ORANGE, WHAT NEEDLE TYPE AND
SIZE WOULD THAT BE?
TWO BANDS OF ORANGE, WE LOOK FOR
ORANGE UNDER NEEDLE TYPE.
WE FIND JERSEY.
AGAIN, ORANGE ON THE LOWER BAND
IS STILL A SIZE 8012.
THERE IS ONE OTHER THING I WANT
TO POINT OUT ABOUT THE CHART.
THAT HAS TO DO WITH THE
UNIVERSAL COLOR.
THERE IS NO COLOR.
THE BOX IS XED OUT.
WHAT DOES THAT MEAN?
UNIVERSAL NEEDLES WILL HAVE ONE
BAND.
THAT WILL BE TO IDENTIFY YOUR
NEEDLE SIZE.
SO IF YOU HAVE A UNIVERSAL SIZE
8012 NEEDLE, YOU HAVE JUST A
SINGLE BAND OF ORANGE.
IF UNIVERSAL 8014, A SANGINGLE D
OF BLUE.
I HOPE THIS HELPS.
>> SUPER HELPFUL, RHONDA.
THANK YOU FOR PROVIDING AND
SHARING THIS.
WE CAN'T TAKE THIS 8-FOOT BANNER
HOME SO WHAT CAN PEOPLE HAVE
HOME?
>> I TELL YOU WHAT, WE TRY TO
MAKE IT EASY.
THERE IS AN APP FOR THAT.
GO TO S OUR WEB SITE.
UNDER RESOURCES YOU WILL FIND --
WELL, LOOK FOR RESOURCES.
CLICK THAT AND YOU WILL HAVE AN
EASY WAY TO DOWNLOAD THE APP.
ONE OF THE THINGS YOU WILL
DOWNLOAD WILL BE THE A, B, C,
POCKET GUIDE THAT INCLUDES
EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT YOUR NEEDLES, INCLUDING
THE COLOR CHART.
THERE IS A LIST OF OVER 100
FABRICS THAT WE WILL RECOMMEND
WHAT NEEDLE TYPE AND SIZE TO
USE.
THE APP ALSO INCLUDES
INFORMATION ON THREAD.
SO WE LINK UP WITH SOME OF THE
POPULAR THREAD COMPANIES.
THEY HAVE THEIR OWN SUGGESTIONS
AS TO WHAT NEEDLE TYPE AND SIZE
TO USE, SO WE TRY TO MAKE IT
EASY.
GO TO OUR WEB SITE.
>> THAT IS AWESOME.
THANK YOU FOR DOING THAT.
YOU ARE TEACHING AT THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
>> I DID.
TITLED WHAT NEEDLE DO I USE.
I'M GIVING IT TOMORROW AND ALSO
SATURDAY AT 8:30.
>> WONDERFUL.
>> IT IS AMAZING.
PEOPLE HAVE BEEN SEWING DECADES
BUT NEVER STOP TO LEARN ABOUT
THE NEEDLE.
I SAY, THAT IS FINE.
NOW YOU ARE TAKING THE TIME.
I KNOW YOU GOT INVOLVED WITH ALL
THE BEAUTIFUL FABRICS AND
DESIGNERS AND AUTHORS, NOW IT IS
TIME TO THINK ABOUT THAT NEEDLE.
BY THE WAY, NEEDLES DON'T LAST
FOREVER.
>> RIGHT.
CHANGE YOUR NEEDLE.
>> CHANGE YOUR NEEDLE.
>> YOU ARE ALSO A QUILT-MAKER,
AWARD-WINNING QUILT MAKER.
YOU HAVE HAD QUILTS IN SHOWS.
>> I HAVE HAD QUILTS IN SHOWS.
I HAD ONE AT THE INTERNATIONAL
QUILT FESTIVAL IN HOUSTON.
THIS PROJECT HERE, MAYBE YOU CAN
RELATE, I HAD A U F O FOR 17
YEARS.
ONE YEAR I MADE 15 QUILTS AND
SAVED ALL THE SCRAPS.
THAT IS WHEN BANGLES WERE
POPULAR.
I MADE ONE-INCH HALF SQUARE
TRIANGLES, OVER A THOUSAND OF
THEM.
THAT PROJECT JUST KIND OF SAT IN
A SALAD BOWL 17 YEARS.
ONE MORNING DURING THE PANDEMIC.
I WOKE UP AND I SAID, TODAY IS
THE DAY.
I'M GOING TO FINISH THIS QUILT.
SO I FINISHED IT IN THREE DAYS.
>> THAT IS BEAUTIFUL.
>> SO THERE'S OVER A THOUSAND
ONE-INCH HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLES
IN CHRISTMAS FABRIC.
>> DO YOU HAVE IT ON YOUR TABLE
OR WALL?
>> I HAD IT IN MY KITCHEN, BUT
NOW I LOVE TO TRAVEL WITH IT
BECAUSE IT IS SMALL AND TELLS A
GOOD STORY.
>> IMPRESSIVE.
THESE ARE THE SMALLEST
HALF-SQUARE TRIANGLES I HAVE
SEEN.
>> TO TELL YOU MORE, I SAMPLED
SOME OF THE DIFFERENT BLOCKS,
HOW AM I GOING TO SET MY
TRIANGLES?
I PUT THE SQUARES AND POINTS AND
DIDN'T LIKE THEM, LOOKED LIKE
PURSED LIPS.
THEN THE PIN WHEELS GET LOST .
THE FABRIC IS TOO BUSY, SO I
FORGOT THE PIN WHEELS SO THEN
TRIED SAW-TOOTH WITH THE PURSED
LIPS, DIDN'T LIKE THAT.
I DECIDED YOU KNOW WHAT, LET'S
KEEP IT SIMPLE AND KEEP THE
TRIANGLES IN ONE DIRECTION.
>> THAT IS A GOOD IDEA.
INCLUDING THE SAMPLE BOX.
MAKES IT INTERESTING.
>> GREAT JOB.
>> I LOVE TO SELL IN CLUB SO
NANCY'S STUDIO SELLS NEEDLE, THE
BUNDLES.
THANKS TO ALL OF YOU WHO USE
SMETZ NEEDLES, WE HAVE A
CREATIVE AUDIENCE.
I LOVE THEM ALL.
>> WE SEE EVERYBODY HERE ONCE
YEAR.
IT IS LIKE A FAMILY REUNION.
>> AND ONLINE.
>> KEEP WATCHING RHONDA.
TELL US WHERE?
>> GO TO OUR WEB SITE.
GO TO FACEBOOK AND ON THE FIRST
WEDNESDAY OF EVERY MONTH I DO A
FACEBOOK LIVE.
I DID ONE YESTERDAY HERE IN THIS
SPOT WITH SOME OF THE OTHER
VENDORS.
>> RIGHT.
>> SO YEAH, INSTAGRAM AND
YOUTUBE ALSO.
>> WE WILL FIND YOU, RHONDA.
I WILL STAY IN TOUCH.
THANKS FOR BEING HERE.
>> THANK YOU.
>> I HAVE THE VIDEO TODAY.
>> MY PLEASURE.
>> THANK YOU FOR TUNING IN FOR
THE INSIGHTS BEHIND THE GREAT
WISCONSIN QUILT SHOW.
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EVENT AND NEXT YEAR'S EVENT HEAD
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