Sewing Machine Needle Charts 22

1 R more in formati on on se win g mac hineneedles, se e ll-poin tKn its70/ 10 100/ 16Th is ne edleha s a med ium tip th at is a slig htly moreroun ded th an a uni ver sa l need le and passes between thefabric th rea ds in st ead of pier cing the m. Ball- pointne ed lesen sur e mor e even stitc hes on coa rse and heavykni ts andwon t da mage spa ndex, inte rlocks and otherkni ts tha tsn ag or run ea sily .Sh arp/Mi cro texFin ely wovenfabric s60/ 8 90/ 14Th es e need les fea tur e a narr ow shaft and sharper poi nt topi er ce the thr ea ds of woven fabric s.

2 Use fo r stitchingsm oo th, fi ne ly wovenfabrics, suc h as silk, chintz,lig htweightfaux suede and micr of ib er fabrics. Be caus eth ese Needle s en able perfectly stra ig ht stitching, the y realso idea l for heirlo om sti tch in g, top stit ching,pintucks anded ge sti tch in ive rs alKn its or wov en s60/ 8 120/ 19Po int is ve ry slig htly roun ded for us e on knits, but sha rpen oug h to pier ce wov en fa bri cs. Th ese ne edle s areav ai lab le in th e wid est siz e ra nge. Us e whenstitchingsy nthetic or natura l wovens and kn its.

3 SpecialtyNeedlesNeedleFabric/UseSizesDes criptionDen im /Jea nsHeavywov en sand de nims70/ 10 110/ 18Th ese ne edle s have a th ic k, str ong sh aft and a verysha rppoi nt. Th ey are usedfor stitc hi ng den im, can vas , duck andoth er heavy, tightlywovenfabrics. They ar e als o id ea l forstit ch in g th ro ughmultiple fabric lay er s withoutbr ea th erLea the r, suedeand th icknonwoven s80/ 12 110/ 18 Lea th er ne ed le s have a wed ge- sh ape pointtha t pe netrate slea th er , sued e, vi nyl, heavyfa ux sue de and le ather,as we llas oth er th ick, non wovenfabrics,with out tearingthe en usin g a lea th er need le, it s im po rtantto stitchaccura tely bec ause th e need le lea ves a large,pe rm ane nthole.

4 Tie th rea d en ds, in stea d of ba ck stitching,to pr eve ntperfora tin g th e surf ace. Because th e nee dle ha s a slightcutting point,neve r us e it on woven or knit fa ineEmbroi der yFor em bro ide ry70/ 10 90/ 14 Mach in e em br oid ery nee dlesha ve a largereye andspe cia lly desig ned sca rf tha t pr otectsthe thread aga ins tbr ea kin g or sh red di ng, evenwh en stitc hing dense de si gns .Use fo r mach in e embr oi der y wi th ray on, ac rylicor speci altyth rea llicFor use wi thme talli cth re ad s80/ 12 Meta llic need les are desig ned especia lly for use withmeta llic th rea ds.

5 Th is need le fea tur es an evenlarger eyeth an th e embro ide ry need le, a fin e sh aft and a sha rp poi ntto pre ventth rea d br ea ka ge an d sh redd ing. It ha s a speci al,la rge-groove sc arf des ig ne d to pr otectthe thr ea d andpr eve nt skipped sti tch es. It s also id ea l for use withmon of ila ment th 05 NeedleFabric/UseSizesDescriptionOve rlockSerg ing al lfabr icsBL X1: 2- 11and 2-14;an dDC X1: 2- 11and 3-14 Overlock Needle s are sp ecia lly desig ned for use witha ser ger. Theyfeature a sharppoi nt th at is sui tab le fo r all fab rics.

6 Choos e the size systemrecommendedby yourse rge r man ufa ctur er .Qu iltingMac hi nequi lt ing75 /11 and90 /14Qu ilti ng nee dlesfea turea sh arp, ta per ed poi nt and ar e des igne d to stitchthroughth ick lay er s and inte rs ecti ng seams. Use the m fo r piecingquiltsand machinequ ilti ng th e lay er s toge th er .Se lf -thr ea di ngWo vens80 /12 and90 /14 Self -th rea din g nee dleshavea slot on one sid e of the ey e, so yo u can slide theth rea d thr oug h it an d int o th e eye mucheasi er th an tryi ng to pokea frayedth rea d en d th ro ugha smalleye.

7 Use this general-purposene edleif you havedi ff icu lty th re ad in g a ne edle. It works we ll withwovenfabricsbut may sna g ingne edleFre e-m otio nem bro ideryor qu ilt in gSe e at ri gh tSpri ng need les are use d fo r free- motionquilting, embroidery and monogra s de si gn ed wi th a wi re co il th at surro und s the shaftand actsas a pres ser footthatde pre ss es the fa bri c as th e need le goe s do wn into the fabricand rele as es the fabricwh en th e nee dle raises . Ava ila ble in th e fo llowingneedle type s: universal sizes70/10 90/14,str et ch siz es 75/ 11 and 90/14,and quiltingsiz es 75/11and 90 re tchLi ghtweigh tkn its75 /11 and90 /14 Stre tch Needle s fea tur e a deep sca rf so the bobbin ho ok getsclo ser to the nee dleey e, prev enti ng skip pe d stitc he s on fine, lightweight knit fab rics.

8 These nee dle s areid ea l for st itch in g silk je rsey ; Lycr a; an y highlyelastic, lightweight knits;as wellasligh twe igh t faux th is ne edleif you re gettingskip ped stitchesus ing aba ll-p oin t ne stit chTop st itc hin g80 /12, 90/14and 100/16 Tops tit ch ne edle s hav e an extra-la rge ey e and a largegrooveto accommodateheavyto psti tch in g th rea d or two stra nd s of all-purpose y alsofe atureanextr a- sh arp po int for str ai ght, accura te bleto pst itch ing1. 6/ 70 4. 0/ 100 Twi n ne ed les are con str uct ed wi th two Needle s attache d to a themto sti tch par alle l ro ws in a single pass especiallyfo r hei rloomor de co rativesti tch ing an d hemmi ng.

9 These need les can onlybe usedon a sewingma chi ne withzig zag ca pa bili tie s th at th rea ds from frontto ne ed le s ar e avai la ble inde ni m, str et ch , em br oi de ry and meta llic. The re are alsotwinhe ms titchnee dle s thathave on e wi ng ne edleand on e un ive rs al nee dle. Si zingfor twinneedles is diffe re ntfromoth er sp ec ia lty needleswithtwo numbers liste d on the firstnum be r repr es entsthe distance (in millimeters ) between the nee dles ; the secondnum be r repr es entsthe Eur opean need le siz e.

10 Use clo sely sp acedneedles for fi nefab rics and ne edle s th at ar e set farth er apartfor ipleTr ipleto pst itch ing2. 5/ 80 an d3. 0/ 80 Trip le nee dlesar e constr uc ted withthreene edle s atta che d to a singlesha ft. Tripleneed les are ava ila ble in un iver sa l on ly . Sizingfor trip le needles is differentfromoth er sp eci alty ne edle s withtwo num berslis ted on the fir st numberre pre se nts th e di sta nc e (in millim et er s) between the ne edle s; the secondnumberre pre se nts th e Euro pea n need le si ze.