Broken Needles

No cool pictures to show today.  I'm almost done with the roof.  Now it looks like it did when I started, so a before and after picture would be pretty boring.  The wet, rotting, moldy wood in the top has been replaced, so far all the pieces are fitting back together.  Hopefully, the sun will come out tomorrow and I can finish things and we can re-attach the roof to the pop-up.  Cross your fingers that it closes and latches properly!!!

So, what I really wanted to talk to you about today is needles.  My sewing machine is your typical everyday machine and it's 10 years old.  The machine seems to be chuggin' right along...  but the needles, well, the needles are bending and/or breaking pretty frequently.  I'm actually surprised that it's even attempting some of the stitching I'm passing under the needle.  When the pieces are folded and joined there can be up to 7 layers of vinyl with 6 layers of canvas AND a zipper.  Sometimes that's just too much.  The needle skews off to to left and snaps.  Sometimes if it just bends, I grab the pliers, bend it back and make the next stitch.  This makes for slow sewing, but it's coming along.