There are many sewing machine needles on the market today. I usually change my needle every time I start a new project or after 8 hours of sewing.

The correct needle helps prevent skipped stitches or broken threads.

This is an alphabetical listing of the needles available:

1- Denim Needles have a very strong shaft and a very sharp point for piercing tightly woven, heavy fabrics. They are also used for polar fleece.

2- Embroidery Needles have a larger eye and are used for embroidery threads. A special shaft and point helps reduce thread breakage and skipped stitches.

3- Leather Needles have a very strong point for piercing leather. Can be used for vinyl and other thick, heavy, impermeable fabric.

4- Metalfil Needles are used for metallic embroidery threads. The long eye helps prevent fraying.

5- Metalfil Quilt Needles are used for quilting with metallic threads.

6- Quilting Needles are used for machine quilting. They are heavy enough to pierce through several layers of fabric seams.

7- Topstitch Needles have an extra large eye for the heavy topstitching thread.

8- Triple Needles are the same as #11.

9- Twin Needles are for decorative topstitching, hem finishing and pin tucking. These fit all zig zag machines that thread from front to back. They come in different widths.

10- Universal Needles are the standby needles for both knits and woven fabrics.

11-  Wing Needles are the same as #10 and #11. They are used for heirloom sewing, hemstitching and french machine sewing. The 'wing' creates a hole that resembles entredeux and it looks like hemstitching.

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