Sewing needle

Shank The shank is the upper portion of the needle that is inserted into the machine.. Home sewing machine needles are composed of a flat and a round side, to assist in always having the

 Parts of needle

1 Shank

The shank is the upper portion of the needle that is inserted into the machine The front is rounded and the back is flat Home sewing machine needles are composed of a flat and a round side, to assist in always having the needle in the correct position

6 Point

The point is the tip of the needle that penetrates the fabric Needle points are designed to penetratedifferent fabric types

1 Needle Sizes:

Needle packages are marked with two size numbers The higher number is the European metric system and defines the needle shaft diameter in fractions of a millimeter The lower number is the American numbering system

2 Types of needle: (on the basis of points)

1 Cloth point: Cloth point needles are for all woven fabric The cloth point is especially helpful

when sewing straight lines and tasks such as tops stitching

• Accute point: used for elastics attachments It is not used for light weight or medium weight

fabric as it may damage the fabric

• Regular point:it is popularly used needle.

Set point

2 Ball Point: Ball Point is more rounded than Universal, designed to slide between yarns of

knit fabrics without snagging

3 Universal needles can be used with woven or knit fabric The point of a universal needle is

sharp yet very slightly rounded giving it the characteristics of a sharp and a ballpoint needle

3 Cut Point Needles has Sharp tips and is used for sewing leather and plastics It modifies

set of stitching and appearance of seam It also creates decorative effects

• Narrow wedge points: it cuts at right angle to seam direction With the help of this needle high stitched density is used

• Narrow reverse twist point: Produces incisions at 45 degrees to seam direction The seam isslightly turned left on the surface of the material

• Cross point: Incisions is along line of the seam Requires large stitch length Incisions spaced far apart Used for heavy decorative seams Stitche shave straight appearance

Designed with a special scarf and large eye to prevent shredding and breakage when stitching

dense designs with rayon and special machine embroidery threads.Also available as a double needle

8 Twin needle

Used for Topstitching, pin tucking and decorative stitching Two needles on single shaft produce tworows of stitches Measurement between needles ranges from 1.6mm to 6mm, and needles comewith universal, stretch, embroidery, denim, and Metallica points

Sizes of twin needle:

Butt to eye length: 29.6 mm

System: DAX1, DAX9, 88X1, 88X9, 1128

• Shank diameter: 1.83 mm

Butt to eye length: 34.1 mm

System: UOX180G, DB-A27, UY180GYS

System: M/c 14 U, Baby Lock

2 Chain stitch needle group

• Shank diameter: 2.0 mm

Butt to eye length: 37.0 mm

System: TVX7, 149X7, MY1002A

• Shank diameter: 2.00 mm

Butt to eye length: 38.9 mm

System: TVX3, DVXG9, UY 128 GAS, 149X3, MY1044, 1280

• Shank diameter: 2.00 mm

Butt to eye length: 38.9 mm

System: DVX63, B63, DVX1, UYX121, 62X21, UY121GS, 759, MY1001, 1628, DVX43,

62X43, FLX118A, UY118GAS

4 Blind Stitch needle group:

• Shank diameter: 2.02 mm

System: LWX5T, 251LG, 300, 29 CB, 29-C-300 LG

5 Twin needle group:

• System: 130-705H-E ZWI NE 2.0, 130-705H-E ZWI NE 3.0, 130-705H-S ZWI NE 2.5,

130-705H-S ZWI NE 3.0, 130-705H-S ZWI NE 4.0, 130-705H-J ZWI NE 4.0, 130-705H- ZWII NE 6.0, 130-705H- ZWII NE 2.0, 130-705H- ZWII NE 2.5, 130-705H- ZWII NE 3.0, 130-705H- ZWII NE 4.0, 130-705H-B RNE 6.0, 130-705H-B RNE 8.0

6 Triple needle group:

• System: 130-705H-DRI NE 3.0

7 Wing needle group:

• System: 130-705H-WING, 130-705H-ZWIHO

 Adjustment done in needle:

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