Sewing Needles

Sewing Needles
  • HUSQVARNA® VIKING® Ball Point Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    HUSQVARNA® VIKING® Ball Point Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack
    Sale price $6.25
    Original price $7.95
    Designed to slide between the yarns of light weight knit fabrics without snagging with a rounded tip.
  • HUSQVARNA® VIKING® Stretch Needles Size 90/14 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    HUSQVARNA® VIKING® Stretch Needles Size 90/14 5-Pack
    Sale price $6.25
    Original price $7.95
    Perfect for sewing through medium weight, stretch fabrics with the rounded point to pierce through thicker fabrics.
  • HUSQVARNA® VIKING® Quilting Needles Assorted Sizes 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    HUSQVARNA® VIKING® Quilting Needles Assorted Sizes 5-Pack
    Sale price $6.25
    Original price $7.95
    Allows easier fabric penetration and helps eliminate skipped stitches with a special tapered tip of the needle.
  • HUSQVARNA® VIKING® Titanium Universal Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    HUSQVARNA® VIKING® Titanium Universal Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack
    Sale price $8.50
    Original price $10.95
    The titanium coating resists adhesives, improves needle wear and penetration of densely woven, light weight fabrics.
  • HUSQVARNA® VIKING® Microtex Needles Size 70/10 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    HUSQVARNA® VIKING® Microtex Needles Size 70/10 5-Pack
    Sale price $6.25
    Original price $7.95
    Perfect for microfibers, polyester, and other synthetic fabrics. This needle is an excellent choice for topstitching and precision quilt piecing due to its very slim, acute point.
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  • HUSQVARNA® VIKING® Denim Needles Size 110/18 5-pack -- Product Image
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    HUSQVARNA® VIKING® Denim Needles Size 110/18 5-pack
    Sale price $6.25
    Original price $7.95
    Reduces breakage and skipped stitches on heavy weight fabrics due to reinforced blade with the rounded tip and tapered end.
  • PFAFF® Quilting Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    PFAFF® Quilting Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack
    Sale price $6.25
    Original price $7.95
    Needles Specially Designed For Easier Fabric Penetration

    For optimum performance, change your needle every 6 - 8 hours of sewing and/or type of fabric.
  • PFAFF® Universal Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    PFAFF® Universal Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack
    Sale price $6.25
    Original price $7.95
    Needles Specially Designed For All-Purpose Use
    Easily slips through weave of knits and woven fabric with rounded tip and tapered end. For optimum performance, change your needle every 6 - 8 hours of sewing and/or type of fabric.
  • PFAFF® Titanium Embroidery Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    PFAFF® Titanium Embroidery Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack
    Sale price $8.50
    Original price $10.95
    Extra Durable Needles Specially Designed To Work For Embroideries

    For optimum performance, change your needle every 6 - 8 hours of sewing and/or type of fabric.
  • PFAFF® Embroidery Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    PFAFF® Embroidery Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack
    Sale price $6.25
    Original price $7.95
    Needles Specially Designed For Embroidery And Decorative Stitching

    For optimum performance, change your needle every 6 - 8 hours of sewing and/or type of fabric.
  • PFAFF® Universal Needles Size 90/14 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    PFAFF® Universal Needles Size 90/14 5-Pack
    Sale price $6.25
    Original price $7.95
    Needles Specially Designed For All-Purpose Use

    For optimum performance, change your needle every 6 - 8 hours of sewing and/or type of fabric.
  • PFAFF® Stretch Fabric Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    PFAFF® Stretch Fabric Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack
    Sale price $6.25
    Original price $7.95
    Needles Specially Designed To Work With Stretch Fabrics

    For optimum performance, change your needle every 6 - 8 hours of sewing and/or type of fabric.
  • PFAFF® Denim Needles Assorted Sizes 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    PFAFF® Denim Needles Assorted Sizes 5-Pack
    Sale price $6.25
    Original price $7.95
    Needles Specially Designed To Work With Light to Medium Weight Denim Fabrics

    For optimum performance, change your needle every 6 - 8 hours of sewing and/or type of fabric.
  • PFAFF® Titanium Universal Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    PFAFF® Titanium Universal Needles Size 80/12 5-Pack
    Sale price $8.50
    Original price $10.95
    Extra Durable Needles Designed For All-Purpose Use

    For optimum performance, change your needle every 6 - 8 hours of sewing and/or type of fabric.
  • PFAFF® Titanium Quilting Needles Size 90/14 5-Pack -- Product Image
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    PFAFF® Titanium Quilting Needles Size 90/14 5-Pack
    Sale price $8.50
    Original price $10.95
    Extra Durable Needles Specially Designed For Quilting

    For optimum performance, change your needle every 6 - 8 hours of sewing and/or type of fabric.

Frequently Asked Questions - Sewing Machine Needles

Match the needle type to the fabric and the size to the fabric weight. A universal needle suits most woven fabrics, a ballpoint or stretch needle suits knits, a denim or jeans needle suits thick cotton, a leather needle suits leather, and a quilting needle suits layered cotton. Use finer needles for lightweight fabric and heavier needles for thick fabric.

A needle size such as 90/14 shows two systems: 90 is the European metric size (the shaft diameter in hundredths of a millimeter) and 14 is the American size. Lower numbers are finer and higher numbers are thicker. Use 70/10 for sheer fabric, 80/12 for most cotton, and 90/14 to 100/16 for denim and canvas.

Change the needle after about 8 hours of sewing, at the start of every new project, and any time it hits a pin, bends or begins to skip stitches or make a popping noise. A dull needle damages fabric and weakens stitch quality, and it is the cheapest fix for many sewing problems.

Most home machines use the same flat-shank needle system, but some specialty and industrial machines need a different type. Overlock machines use their own needle system. Check your manual for the system and the sizes your machine supports before buying.

Use a ballpoint or stretch needle. The rounded tip pushes aside the knit fibers instead of piercing them, which prevents skipped stitches and runs. A stretch needle has a slightly deeper scarf to improve stitch formation on very elastic fabrics.

Use an embroidery needle. It has a larger eye and a specially shaped groove that protects the thread at high stitch speeds and reduces shredding. Size 75/11 is common for standard embroidery thread on medium-weight fabric.

A quilting needle in size 75/11 to 90/14 is common. It has a tapered point that passes through layers and seams cleanly. Choose the size based on the thread and the thickness of the batting and fabric.

Skipped stitches are most often caused by a dull, bent or wrong-type needle. Replace the needle with a new one suited to your fabric and thread, check that it is inserted fully with the flat side facing the correct way, and rethread the machine. If the problem continues, check tension and lint in the bobbin area.