My BERNINA
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Illustration Needle Name Needle Description Purpose
Jersey/Embroidery
Needle
130/705HSUK
80/12
With a medium ball
point.
For woven fabrics (light,
medium, heavy-weight),
knitwear, plastic.
For general sewing, sewing
on buttons and buttonholes,
zippers, hems and
topstitching, decorative
sewing, embroidery.
Jeans Needle
130/705H-J
80/12 – 110/18
With slim, particularly
acute 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
130/705HLR
90/14, 100/16
With a cutting point
(LR=special point to
sew leather).
For leather, imitation leather
and other similar materials.
For zippers, hems and
topstitching, materials that
tend to stick.
Microtex Needle
130/705H-M
60/8 – 110/18
With a particularly
pointed and slender tip.
For woven fabrics (light,
medium, heavy), artificial
materials and materials that
are difficult to work with. For
silk, microfibre fabrics, foils,
coated and hard-sliding
materials.
For sewing in general,
sewing on buttons and
buttonholes, zips, hems and
topstitching and decorative
sewing. For ultra straight
stitches when topstitching
edges.
Quilting Needle
130/705H-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.