| Style |
Needle Point |
Needle Sizes available |
Used for |
Ball Point
(SES) |
Has a rounded point. |
60-100 |
70 for lingerie, nylon, jersey
80 for T-shirt
90 for sweatshirt fleece
|
Stretch
(LAC) |
Has a more rounded point and a blue anti
cling coating. Yellow marking at top of needle. |
90 |
Anti-cling coating helps to prevent
skipped stitches in knits, elastic and sometimes used on Ultrasuede,
vinyl, and plastic. |
| StretchTwin |
Double needles with ball points and
larger scarf. Blue bar above needles. |
2.5mm/75
4.0mm/75
|
Used for hemming and for sewing double
needlework on knits. Larger scarf prevents skipped stitches on right.
|
| Universal |
A compromise between a sharp and a
ball-point needle, with the idea that it can be used on both woven and
knit fabrics. |
60-110
and
Assorted packs
|
60 for very fine batiste
70 for broadcloth
80 for trigger and gabardine
90 for denim, twill
100-110 for canvas
|
Jeans
(J) |
A sharp point. Blue marking at top of
needle. |
80-100 |
Sharpness of needles makes it better for
use on denim and woven fabrics where a clean stitch is desired. |
| Microtex |
A sharp point with a thinner shaft.
Purple marking at top of needle. |
Assorted packs |
60 for silk, batiste, lace and
microfibers. |
| Quilting |
A thinner more tapered point. Green
marking at the top. |
Assorted Packs
(75 & 90)
|
Design of needles causes less damage to
fabric when seaming and cross seaming. |
| Topstitch |
A sharp point with a larger eye and a
deeper groove. |
100 & 110
sold individually
or in packs
|
For use with heavier threads - the larger
groove cradles the heavier threads. |
Embroidery
Metafil |
Sharp needles with a large eye and
groove; also has a coating and a larger scarf. Red marking at the top
of the needle. |
75-90 |
Use size 80 with embroidery, metallic or
decorative thread. Prevents shredding of rayon or metallic
threads. 2 threads may be used through the eye of a size 90. |
Twin
or
Double |
Two needles on one shaft. |
1.6mm/70
2mm/80
2.5mm/80
3mm/90
4mm/100
|
For pintucks, hems and decorative work.
|
| Triple |
Three needles on one shaft. |
3.0mm/90 |
Use to create a mock smocked look as well
as other decorative effects. |
| Wing |
Sharp point with a non-cutting wedge of
metal on either side. |
100 |
Needle makes a hole in fabric without
cutting the threads of the fabric. Used for decorative and heirloom
work. Works best on natural fibres or on the bias. |
Double Wing
|
One regular needle and one wing needle
on a single shaft. |
100 |
Use as Wing above- makes one large hole
and one regular one. |
| Leather |
Sharp cutting wedge. |
80-90 |
Used for sewing leather only. Not for
vinyl or simulated leathers. |
