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Needle
Overview
Universal
130/705 H / 60 –100
Normal point,
slightly rounded
For nearly all natural and synthetic
fabrics (woven and knitted)
Jersey/Stretch
130/705 H-S, H-SES, H-SUK / 70–90
Ball point
Jersey, stretch fabrics
Leather
130/705 H-LL, H-LR / 90–100
With cutting point
All types of leather, synthetic leather,
plastic, sheeting
Jeans
130/705 H-J / 80–110
Very fine sharp point
Heavy weight fabrics such as jeans,
canvas, overalls
Microtex
130/705 H-M / 60–90
Especially fine sharp point
Micro fiber fabrics and silk
Quilting
130/705 H-Q / 75–90
Fine sharp point
Straight and topstitching
Embroidery
130/705 H-E / 75–90
Large eye, slight ball point
Embroidery on all natural and synthetic
fabrics
Metafil
130/705 H-MET / 75-90
Large eye
Sewing with metallic threads
Cordonnet (Topstitching)
130/705 H-N / 80–100
Small ball point, long eye
Topstitching with thick thread
Wing needle (hemstitch needle)
130/705 HO / 100–120
Wide needle (wing)
Hemstitching
Double wing needle
130/705 H-ZWI-HO / 100
For special effects with hemstitch
embroidery
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
Visible hems in stretch fabrics, pin tucks,
decorative sewing
Triple needle
130/705 H-DRI / 80
Needle distance: 3.0
For decorative sewing