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Schmetz Needle System |
| Needle Size | Fabric |
| 60 Universal | Very light weight fabrics, batiste, chiffon, voile, etc. |
| 70 Universal | Light weight cottons |
| 80,90,100 Universal | for the majority of fabrics, medium weight wovens, also jerseys and synthetics |
| Stretch, 75 to 90 | for highly elastic knitwear, jersey, lycra |
| Ballpoint, | 70 to 100 for knitted material, also foundation garment |
| Jeans, 70 to 110 | Denim and other densely woven fabrics, waxed cloth, vinyl and artifical leather |
| Leather, 70 to 120 | Leather, Ultrasuede, artificial leather, not suitable for textiles |
| Microtex, 60 to 90 | For Silk and microfibre fabrics |
| Quilting, 75 to 90 | For quilting & patchwork |
| Embroidery, 75 to 90 | For embroidering with decorative of metallic threads |
| Metallica | For use with metallic threads |
| Topstitching, 80, 90 | For use with decorative threads, eye of needle is slightly larger |
| Handicap, 80, 90 | For easy threading |
| Twil Needles,various sizes | For pintucks, ornamental sewing |
| Stretch Twin Needles | For highly elastic knitwear, jersey |
| Triple Needles | For ornamental sewing |
| Wing Needles | Heirloom Sewing |
| Double Wing Needles | Heirloom Sewing |
| Double Jeans Needle, 4.0/100 | Decorative seaming on denim or other densely woven fabrics |
| Zwiho Needles | Twin Hemstitch needls, for Heirloom sewing |