Sewing machine needle

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Comparison of individual parts of different sewing machine needles

A sewing machine needle is a special needle that is used in sewing machines . It consists of:

  • Piston - is attached to the needle bar of the needle drive
  • Shaft - connects the piston and needle point
  • Needle grooves - guide the thread to and from the eye
  • Eye of the needle - carries the thread
  • Needle point - pierces the material that is being sewn

Needle sizes

US EU Fabric type
8th 60 Silk , lace fabrics, thin fabrics
9 65 chiffon
10 70 Linings, cotton , synthetic fabrics
11 75 Cotton batiste, chambray, muslin, organza , satin, taffeta, synthetic leather
12 80 Shirt fabrics, upholstery wadding , cotton, synthetic fabrics, cashmere , chally , wool crepe, vichy cairo, jersey, synthetic leather
14th 90 Linen , cotton sateen, cashmere, flannel , gabardine , mohair , Schottentuch, tweed , chintz , jersey, terrycloth, velvet, faux fur, artificial leather
16 100 Denim
18th 110 Leather , vinyl, upholstery, PVC , canvas
20th 120 thick denim, strong canvas, thick leather

Needle sizes to thread sizes

The needle size used should always match the size of the thread used.

Needle size Yarn thickness (polyester) Thread thickness (cotton)
60-70 180-150 65-70
70-80 150-120 55-60
80-90 120-100 45-50
90-100 100-70 35-40
100-110 70-50 25-30
110-120 50-30 15-20
120-130 30-10 10

species

Most of the sewing machine needles manufactured today fall into one of the following categories:

needle Letter code use
Universal H non-elastic fabrics
Jeans / denim HJ Denim fabrics
jersey HS elastic fabrics
Stretch HS highly elastic and elastic fabrics
Microtex HM coated fabrics, foils, silk
leather H-LL leather
Embroider HE Embroidering thick threads and wool threads
Quilting / quilting HQ Quilting, patchwork
twin H-ZWI stretchy fabrics

Schmetz color markings

Schmetz uses colored stripes on the cone of the respective needle to mark the needle size and purpose. The upper color represents the type of needle, the lower color represents the size.

colour needle
yellow Stretch needle
blue Jeans needle
orange Jersey needle
green Quilting needle
red Stick needle
purple Microtex needle
pink Metallic needle
light green Embroidery needle
brown Leather needle
black Overlock needles
colourless other
colour Needle size
red 130
black 125
brown 120
yellow 110
purple 100
blue 90
orange 80
pink 75
green 70
light gray 65
light turquoise 60

credentials

  1. ↑ Thomas Gries: Joining and surface technologies for textiles . Ed .: Kai Klopp. Springer, 2007, ISBN 978-3-540-37227-1 , pp. 10 .
  2. ^ Sewing Machine Needle Guide. Retrieved January 23, 2020 .
  3. ↑ Alison Smith: The Great Sewing School . Dorling Kindersley, 2018, ISBN 978-3-8310-3624-0 .
  4. ↑ Which needle fits which thread. Retrieved January 23, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Sewing Machine Needles - Types, Uses, and Tips. Retrieved January 23, 2020 .