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Illustration Needle name Needle description Purpose
Leather needle
130/705 H LR 90, 100
With cutting point
(LR=special point to
sew leather)
For all types of leather,
synthetic leather,
plastic, sheeting.
Microtex needle
130/705 H-M 60-110
Especially sharp, narrow
point
For micro fiber fabrics
and silk.
Quilting needle
130/705 H-Q 75, 90
Slightly rounded fine
point
For straight and
topstitching.
Embroidery needle
130/705 H-E 75, 90
Small ball point,
especially wide needle
eye and wide thread
groove
For embroidery on all
natural and synthetic
fabrics.
Fine-material needle
130/705 H SES 70, 90
Small ball point For fine knitware and
knitted materials.
For embroidery on fine,
delicate fabrics.
Metafil needle
130/705 H METAFIL 80
Long needle eye (2 mm)
in all needle sizes
For sewing or
embroidering with
metallic threads.
Cordonnet needle (to
patch embroidery)
130/705 H-N 70-100
Long needle eye (2 mm)
in all needle sizes
Topstitching with thick
thread.
Felt needle
PUNCH
Needle with barbed
hook
For felt work.
Hemstitch needle
130/705 H WING
100-120
Wing-like widened
needle shaft (wing)
To sew blind stitches.
Universal double
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 double needle
130/705 H-S ZWI 75
Needle distance: 2.5/4.0 For visible hems in
stretch fabrics, pintucks,
decorative sewing.