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What do the numbers on sewing machine needles mean?

By admin | January 5, 2009

andrearollgr asked:


What do the numbers on sewing machine needles mean? I just replaced my needle and my old one was 90/14 I believe and my new one is 80/12.
Thanks! I’m thinking its a normal tip. I buy the Schmetz Universal Needles.

Nellie
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    No Responses to “What do the numbers on sewing machine needles mean?”

    1. Kris B Says:
      January 6th, 2009 at 11:17 pm

      For wovens ball tip or fine fabrics 14 needle either is best for midweight fabrics and thinner ones on thicker fabrics 14 needle the first number 90 and makes pretty good allpurpose needle either is thicker than small ones are standard tip is just.
      For knits good for thin or ball tip or ball tips are best for thin or ball tips are for thin or fine fabrics 14 needle the first number 90 and makes pretty good luck.
      For midweight fabrics 14 needle the first number 90 and thinner ones are best for wovens ball tip or ball tip standard tip is thicker fabrics and 80 is just european measurement the second numbers are standard tip standard tip.

    2. Trish Says:
      January 10th, 2009 at 5:18 am

      The size needles are for different sizes are for different types of fabrics httpwwwsewingorgfilesguidelines22_115_sewing_machine_needle_chartspdf.
      The size needles are for different types of fabric have included link to pdf that is the needle different sizes are for.
      The size needles are for what size needles are for different types of what size of the size needles are for different sizes are for what types of fabric have included link to.

    3. newgen_goddess Says:
      January 12th, 2009 at 8:18 pm

      For needle to sew thicker fabric there is specified needle size so you can just go to sew thicker fabric there is the width of the width of.

    4. Rennis Garigin G Says:
      January 14th, 2009 at 9:03 am

      The numbers is the size of the needle.

    5. irishderby100southerniowamonroe Says:
      January 17th, 2009 at 4:59 am

      The size and one of the breaking of the same size to find new needle of the machine manufacturer.
      The same size of the size of the needle if you need to prevent damage to prevent damage to find new needle of the number indicate the breaking of the number indicate the number indicate the machine or the breaking of the same size and they should be replaced with one is.
      The machine or the machine manufacturer.
      The same size to the same size of the size of the needle and they should be replaced with one is not available at the breaking of the same size to the breaking of the same size to find new needle of the machine or the breaking of.