Needle Setter Guide to 5 o’clock

PLEASE NOTE: RANDOM COLOR WILL BE SENT TO YOU! Either red, black or blue. The ARROW points to you, at 6 o'clock, the Needle Setter goes in between the two 'towers' which is 5 o'clock.  Most commercial embroidery machines you should have the eye of your needle pointing at 5 o'clock. (Check your owners manual for the correct position for your machine)  This tool works in conjunction with our Needle Setter (SOLD SEPARATELY ) but you should be able use this without it.  Some use an old needle and put it in the eye of the new needle to determine where to angle it, or some use a piece of thread to do the same. This tool should work for you, just make sure whatever you are using to find your angle is straight and correct and as long as it goes between the little 'towers' you know the needle is facing 5 o'clock.  Some have their needle facing more towards 5:30 and that is fine too. It will work, 5 is optimal (for me) but 5:30 is also good!!.  Just have the needle setter in front of, the first little 'tower' (see photo).  Whatever angle works for YOU, keep doing that  😊 If your machine works best at 6:00, or whatever angle you have it at, keep doing that. Do what works best for your machine  mine works best at 5:00-5:20  If your machine takes FLAT SHANK needles, you DO NOT need this tool.  Your needles can only be inserted one way.  Improperly installed needles (backwards or at the incorrect angle) can cause lots of issues.  *Top thread won’t grab the bobbin thread  *Bird Nesting *Tangled or twisted threads *Thread breaks *Needle breaks *Skipped stiches  *Poor stitch quality  *If these issues are consistent and sever enough, it could mess up the timing of your machine and it will need fixing.    I, Michelle of Sew Unique Designz LLC, came up with this idea for a tool to help those that struggle with knowing exactly what angle to set their needle at for optimal performance on their Smartstitch embroidery machine. It was solely my idea and created by two fabulous creators! One person created this tool for me, using my idea and instructions per my prototype I made with paper LOL, in the design program that is used for 3D printing, later modified per my instructions by another creator, and is printed for me here in the US by a local small business. Has a magnet so you can just stick it to your machine stand. :)