With the large variety of synthetic fabric on the market today, knowing your fibre content, weave and weight of the fabric are all considerations when choosing the right needle for your machine. Traditionally when fabrics were only made of natural fibres, changing to specialty needles wasn’t that critical. Tip: Keep an assortment of needles on hand to make it easy to choose the appropriate needle for each project. With heavier home décor fabric such as wool and velvet, a larger size needle would offer extra strength and be less likely to cause stitching issues. Using size 16 needle would leave giant holes in your fabric. Quite simply, the finer the fabric the finer the needle the heavier the fabric the heavier the needle.įor example, if you are going to sew a sheer window curtain, you would want a fine needle such as size 9 or 11 to penetrate the light weight fabric. Sewing machine needles come in an assortment of sizes designed for optimal sewing on different weights of fabric. There are different Points designed to penetrate different types of fabric. Janome needles have especially smooth eye holes to keep thread feeding smooth and to avoid snagging.Īnd finally the Point penetrates the fabric, allowing the needle to deliver the thread to the hook to form the stitch. Janome speciality needles are designed to have a longer, deeper scarf to help eliminate skipped stitches.Įye: You know what this is – the hole at the bottom of the needle through which the thread passes. It allows the hook to catch the thread loop, made by the needle, to form the stitch. Scarf: The short indentation above the eye at the rear of the needle. The eye will increase in size proportionately to the size of the shaft.įront Groove: This groove, located on the front of the shaft, is designed to allow the thread to lie tightly against the needle as it passes through the fabric The smaller the number, the smaller the shaft will be. The size of the needle is determined by the diameter of the shaft. Shaft: The body of the needle below the shank. On the vast majority of domestic needles, the back of the shank is flat to make it easier to correctly insert them. Shank: The upper end of the needle, which is inserted into the machine. Today we’ll take a closer look at the different sizes and types of Janome needles available.įor starters, let’s get to know your way around a needle.Īll sewing needles have essentially the same parts: A good rule of thumb is to use a new needle at the start of every project, ensuring less issues and great sewing results.Īdditionally, using the correct Janome needle for the fabric you are sewing will help you achieve optimum stitch results from your sewing machine.
Small things like a blunt point or an eye that’s beginning to wear, can make a big difference in the quality of your stitches.
When a needle is piercing your fabric at 600 to 1,600 stitches per minute, that is TEN times per second at 600 SPM. You probably already know this: the average sewing life of a needle is 8 hours. Think of it this way: a good needle in your sewing room is like a good knife in your kitchen! Not only does it affect how you stitch, it also affects the overall look and quality of your work. What many people don’t realise however, is that the needle has a tremendous impact on your project. No matter how advanced or sophisticated sewing machines have become, the basic operation of a sewing machine stays pretty much the same: the needle does the work – pulling top thread to meet the bobbin thread to form a stitch.īecause it’s so small and largely unnoticeable, sometimes it’s easy to overlook the importance of your sewing needle.
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