General Purpose Needles |
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Universal
Size: 60/8, 65/9, 70/10, 75/11,
80/12, 90/14, 100/16, 110/18,
120/19, Assorted, Twin, Triple
Color
Code: None
Feature: Slightly rounded point.
Fabric
Use: Numerous - woven
and knits. A great general
purpose needle. |
Jersey
(Ball Point)
Size: 70/10, 80/12, 90/14, 100/16,
Assorted
Color Code: None
Feature: Medium ball point.
Fabric Use: Knits
& some stretch fabrics. Made especially
for sewing on knits. The medium
ball point does not damage or break
knit fibers. |
Stretch
Size: 75/11, 90/14, Twin
Color Code: Yellow
Feature: Medium ball point, special
eye and scarf.
Fabric Use: Elastic materials and
highly elastic knitwear. The medium
ball point, specially designed
eye and scarf prevent skipped stitches. |
Specialty
Needles |
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Jeans
Size: 70/10, 80/12, 90/14, 100/16,
110/18, Assorted, Twin
Color Code: Blue
Feature: Modified medium ball point
and reinforced blade.
Fabric Use: Denim and similar fabrics. Advanced
point design is a SCHMETZ exclusive.
For penetrating extra thick woven
fabrics, denims, or quilts with
minimum needle deflection, reduced
risk of needle breakage and skipped
stitches. |
Microtex
(Sharp)
Size: 60/8, 70/10, 80/12, 90/14,
100/16, 110/18, Assorted
Color Code: Purple
Feature: Very slim acute point.
Fabric Use: Micro
fibers, polyester, silk, foils,
artificial leather, coated materials.
Very thin acute point creates beautiful
topstitching and perfectly straight
stitches for quilt piecing when
precision is paramount. |
Metallic
Size: 80/12, 90/14, Twin
Color Code: None
Feature: Elongated eye.
Fabric Use: Metallic
and other specialty threads.
A "must have" for sewing with
sensitive metallic threads. The
elongated eye prevents shredding
and breaking of metallic
threads. |
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Embroidery
Size: 75/11, 90/14, Assorted, Twin
Color Code: Red
Feature: Light ball point, wide
eye and groove.
Fabric Use: Use with rayon, polyester
and other specialty embroidery
threads. The special scarf, widened
groove and enlarged eye protect
fragile threads and guard
against excess friction allowing
trouble-free embroidery and decorative
stitching. |
Quilting
Size:
75/11, 90/14, Assorted
Color Code: Green
Feature: Special taper to the slightly
rounded point.
Fabric Use: Made
especially forpiecing and machine
quilting. The special tapered design
allows easier fabric penetration
and helps eliminate skipped stitches. |
Topstitch
Size: 80/12, 90/14, 100/16
Color
Code: None
Feature: Extra
long eye.
Fabric
Use: Topstitch, heavy,
multiple or poor quality threads.
Achieve perfectly straight
stitch lines and even stitches
when using a straight stitch
plate.
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Gold
Embroidery
Size: 75/11,
90/14
Color Code: None
Feature: Titanium
Nitride coating, slightly rounded
point and enlarged eye.
Fabric Use: Coarse
and densely woven materials.
Slightly rounded point and enlarged
eye are perfect for embroidery
on most fabrics and with the
most fragile specialty threads.
Titanium coating resists adhesives,
improves needle wear & penetration
of coarse and densely woven fabrics. |
Leather
Size: 70/10, 80/12, 90/14, 100/16,
110/18, Assorted
Color Code: None
Feature: Cutting point.
Fabric Use: Leather, artificial leather,
heavy non-woven synthetics. Do not
use on knit or woven fabrics |
Hemstitch
Size: 100/16, 120/19, Twin
Color Code: None
Feature: A wing on each side of the
needle.
Fabric Use: Light
or medium weight loosely woven
fabrics. Popular for heirloom
sewing and to create decorative
cutwork. |
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Quick
Threading
Size: 80/12, 90/14
Color Code: None
Feature: Universal needle with a
slip-in threading slot in the eye.
Fabric Use: Numerous - woven and
knits. A general purpose needl for
effortless threading. |
Double
Eye
Size: 80/12
Color Code: None
Feature: Universal
needle with two eyes.
Fabric Uses: Numerous - woven and
knits. Use two different threads
for shading and texturing effects
for embroidery and top stitching. |
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Multiple
Needles |
Twin
Double needles are actually two needles
mounted on one shaft used to
create two rows of stitches simultaneiously.
Use two spools of thread and
one bobbin thread.
Universal Twin
Sizes: 1.6/70,
1.6/80, 2.0/80, 2.5/80, 3.0/90,
4.0/80, 4.0/90, 4.0100, 6.0/100,
8.0/100, Assorted.
Double Hemstitch
Size: 2.5/100
A hemstitch needle and a universal
needle with a 2.5mm separation. |
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Embroidery
Twin
Size: 2.0/75, 3.0/75
Metallic
Twin
Size: 2.5/80, 3.0/90
Jeans Twin
Size: 4.0/100
Stretch Twin
Size: 2.5/75, 4.0/75
Univeral Triple
Size: 2.5/80, 3.0/80 |
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