Deciding on the Right Thread and Needle for a Sewing Project

By Olivia X. Pierce


Selecting the proper needle as well as thread is vital to get quality results with your sewing machine. This is a great sewing tip especially if you are taking sewing training.

Needles Sewing machine needles can be purchased in various sizes. some people are often confused by the two separate techniques of naming the sizes are both used: imperial sizes go between nine and eighteen, metric sizes between 65 and 110.

With both conventions, the higher the number, the greater the needle. You'll probably discover that a packet associated with needles is characterized with the imperial and metric sizes.

You need to pick out the accurate size needle for your fabric. Using a huge needle on fragile material, for example, will lead to obvious holes and could cause problems for example the needle pushing the material against the bobbin sheath. You might also notice the stitches slipping. Conversely, using a tiny needle on heavy cloth could potentially cause problems such as needle breaking under the pressure.

Needle Types for Easy Sewing

There is a wide array of needle types to select from, depending on exactly what you're sewing:

* Universal - The needle's tip is slightly round for use on knit fabrics, but pointed enough to go through woven material.

* Denim - This sort of needle has an extra-sharp point and a stiff body, which makes it well suited for stitching denim, heavier leather-based fabric or other dense stiched cloth.

* Denim - This form of needle has an extra-sharp point and a stiff stem, which makes it suited to stitching denim, thicker leathery fabrics or other densely stiched fabrics.

* Twin needle - Twin needles are made from two shafts with a crossbar which extends from the single shank. They're ideal make use of for decorative stitches and creating numerous, uniform stitching rows. Two numbers are listed within the packaging; the first number represents the gap between the needles and also the second number will be the metric needle dimension.

Changing the needle on the sewing machine

Needles can blunt quite fast, especially if you happen to be sewing synthetic fabric. The important rule would be to change the needle for every single new project, depending on just how much you used the needle to the project before. But it's generally worth swapping your needle before beginning to stitch something created from expensive fabric - needles are low cost and easily swapped out. Any quality online sewing lessons will emphasize the importance of the best needle before you start to sew.




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