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. 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.

2 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 .SpecialtyNeedlesNeedleFabric/UseSizesDe scriptionDen 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.

3 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 . 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.

4 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. 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.

5 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.

6 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. 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.

7 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. 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.

8 For moreinfo se e Twinneedle ng/He mst it chDec or at ivean d hei rlo omst itch ing10 0/16and12 0/19Wi ng/h em sti tc h nee dleshavea fla red shaft,whi ch lookslike wings, and cr ea tes ade cor ati ve ho le in tig htly woven fabric s. Use this ne edlefor he irloomsti tching,ope nwork, hem sti tc hi ng an d othe r decorative stitc hi ng on fabrics suchas fineba tis te an d li ne (continued)