Overview Needles

Illustration

Needle Name

Needle Description

Purpose

Universal Needle

130/705 H 70-110

With a slightly rounded point.

For woven fabrics (light, medium, heavy-weight), knitwear, leather, vinyl, jeans/denim. For natural and synthetic fabrics.

Stretch Needle

130/705 H-S

75/11 – 90/14

With a medium ball point.

For knitwear (jersey, tricot, knit and stretch material).

For general sewing, sewing on buttons and buttonholes, zippers, hems and topstitching, decorative sewing, embroidery.

Jersey/Embroidery Needle

130/705 H-J SUK 70-100

With a slim sharp point.

Woven fabrics (light, medium, heavy-weight), leather, jeans/denim.

Jeans Needle

130/705 H-J

80/12 – 110/18

With a slim sharp point.

Woven fabrics (light, medium, heavy-weight), leather, jeans/denim.

For general sewing, sewing on buttons and buttonholes, zippers, hems and topstitching, decorative sewing, embroidery, patchwork, quilting.

Leather Needle

130/705 H LR

90/14, 100/16

With cutting tip.

For leather, imitation leather and similar materials.

For zippers, hems and topstitching, materials that tend to stick.

Sharp Microtex Needle

130/705 H-M 70-110

With a very slim sharp point.

For woven fabrics (light, medium, heavy), plastics, materials that are difficult to glide such as silk, microfiber fabrics, vinyl, coated materials.

Quilting Needle

130/705 H-Q

75/11 – 90/14

With a very slim, slightly rounded point.

For woven fabrics (light, medium and heavy-weight).

Decorative sewing, patchwork, quilting. For stitching/topstitching tasks, such as quilting and patchwork.

Embroidery Needle

130/705 H-E

75/11 – 90/14

With a light ball point and a particularly wide eye and wide groove.

For woven fabrics (light, medium, heavy-weight), knitwear. For thicker threads.

For general sewing, sewing on buttons and buttonholes, zippers, hems and topstitching, decorative sewing, embroidery.

Fine Fabrics Needle

130/705 H SES

70/10 – 90/14

With a light ball point.

For fine, delicate materials, such as velvet.

For general sewing, sewing on buttons and buttonholes, zippers, hems and topstitching, decorative sewing, embroidery, patchwork, quilting.

Metafil Needle

130/705 H METAFIL

80/12

With medium ball point and long eye (2 mm).

For woven fabrics (light, medium, heavy-weight), knitwear. For sewing with special effects and fancy threads, especially metallic threads.

For embroidery with metallic thread. For hems and topstitching, decorative sewing and embroidery.

Topstitch Needle

130/705 H-N

80/12 – 100/16

With medium ball point and long eye (2 mm).

For woven fabrics (light, medium and heavy-weight).

For hems and topstitching, decorative sewing and embroidery. For decorative and quilting work with several sewing threads and also for embroidery.

Hemstitch Needle

130/705 H-M WING 100-110

With a very slim sharp point.

For woven fabrics (light, medium, heavy), plastics, materials that are difficult to glide such as silk, microfiber fabrics, vinyl, coated materials.

Universal Twin Needle

130/705 H ZWI 70-100

Needle distance: 1.0/ 1.6/ 2.0/ 2.5/ 3.0/ 4.0/ 6.0/ 8.0

For visible hems in stretch fabrics, pintucks, decorative sewing.

Stretch Twin Needle

130/705 H-S ZWI

75

Needle distance: 2.5/ 4.0

For visible hems in stretch fabrics, pintucks, decorative sewing.

Hemstitch Twin Needle

130/705 H ZWIHO

100

Needle distance: 2.5

For special effects with hemstitch embroidery.

Universal Triple Needle

130/705 H DRI

80

Needle distance: 3.0

To create a triple quilting row effect or for decorative effects.