Buying guides
Choose home sewing machine needles
Start with the complete needle system in your machine manual, then choose a point and size for your project.
Find the needle system your machine accepts
Start with the machine manual and the system printed on the needle package. Check the point type and size after the system matches.
Read guide ↗Choose between universal, jersey and stretch needles
Identify the knit structure and how much the fabric stretches. Then compare needle point and eye features within the system your machine takes.
Read guide ↗Choose a needle for fine wovens, denim and leather
Compare the material structure, the number of layers and how the point enters them. Check the machine system before choosing the needle family.
Read guide ↗Compare needle choices for piecing, quilting and embroidery
Choose for the task you will actually sew. Passing through a layered quilt and working with repeated embroidery stitches can call for different features.
Read guide ↗Compare needle eyes for topstitch and metallic thread
Choose the needle system first, then compare the thread path and point for the project. A specialty eye solves a different problem from an increase in nominal size.
Read guide ↗Check twin needle spacing and machine clearance
Verify that your exact machine supports a twin needle before choosing the point, nominal size and distance between its two needles.
Read guide ↗Match a home overlock or coverstitch needle to its manual
Read the exact system code for the machine. Then use the documented point profile and size range to compare offers.
Read guide ↗Read needle sizes, assortments and pack counts
Compare the needle type and system first. Then check whether the package supplies several sizes, several packs or repeated needles of the same size.
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