what is the best needle to use for machine piecing
Needle sizes to use for piecing and quilting
07-15-2012, 03:56 PM
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Needle sizes to use for piecing and quilting
My repairman has told me to utilise Schmetz needles, only I'd like to know what size to use AND I'd similar to know where to get them in 10 packs because they are half as expensive that way.
A woman who was clerking at a quilt shop told me she e'er uses 120/?? for piecing and a 70/?? for quiltng. Is a smaller # a larger needle? And what about the "greenish dot" quilting needles? I am so confused!
What do y'all use for piecing? .....for quilting? and do you use the ones with green dots? Is the Universal style the all-time (information technology has a slight rounding of the the end of the needle)?
AND do you have a place you can lodge a pack of 10, all of one size, past mail for almost the price of a normal 5 pack? I saw such the other day and I have spent hours trying to observe that site again due west/o avail.
I hope some of you really experienced quilters will aid me out here.
07-15-2012, 04:29 PM
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I am still too struggling with gaining strong and specific knowledge almost what size/type needle to use when - b...ut as to the all-time identify to buy......I buy pretty much only Schmetz needles for all of my sewing/quilting/embroidery and always buy them from either Hancocks or Joanne's when they have their fifty - sixty% off notions sale, or when I have a 50% off coupon. I always have a very generous supply of them on hand that style. Skilful luck in y'all" quest for "needle knowledge".
07-xv-2012, 04:31 PM
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I utilize an 80/12 sharp for piecing and a 100/16 or a topstitch needle for quilting. I don't know where y'all can buy a pack of 10, deplorable. I get mine at Hancock's or JoAnns.
07-15-2012, 04:32 PM
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Any quilt law, around? No? Okay, and then I buy my Schmetz needles at WalMart and use either lxxx/12 or 90/14. My machines don't seem any pickier about it, than I am. 80/12 is a bit thinner than xc/14.
07-xv-2012, 04:33 PM
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Someone on the forum gave us a link to the Schmetz spider web site for a guide for needles. It'southward actually helpful. The site is http://www.schmetz.com. Adept luck!
07-15-2012, 04:39 PM
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I just priced 100 Schmetz needles size 90/14 for $32.95 on Ebay. I consider that a good cost.
07-15-2012, 04:40 PM
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This is another informative site:
http://sewing.about.com/od/sewingmac...Sizes.--94.htm
Sewing machine needles:
The larger the number, the thicker the shaft of the needle.
For piecing ordinary quilting cottons, I use a seventy or 80 Schmetz needle, so far, I haven't noticed a major difference if I'm using a ballpoint, universal, or regular needle.
Manus sewing needles:
The larger the number, the needle is slimmer and shorter (for a given fashion/type of needle)
07-15-2012, 04:46 PM
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By and large you should match your needle to your thread and the blazon of fabric yous're sewing. Since I mostly sew cottons I use a 75/11 quilting needle for piecing. I generally employ either Aurifil or Prescencia threads to piece with. For quilting I use a wider variety of threads so I utilise more than sizes of needles. For well-nigh quilting I use either fourscore/12 or ninety/fourteen topstitch needles. The topstitch needles have a larger centre and work better with the heavier threads.
For cotton fabrics the sharp needles work all-time. For knits you'll need the ball point needles. You're supposed to be able to apply universal needles on either type of fabric but I've found they just don't work all that great for either ane.
07-xv-2012, 04:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Scissor Queen 
Mostly you lot should lucifer your needle to your thread and the type of cloth you're sewing. Since I mostly sew together cottons I use a 75/11 quilting needle for piecing. I generally utilise either Aurifil or Prescencia threads to piece with. For quilting I utilize a wider variety of threads so I utilize more sizes of needles. For most quilting I use either 80/12 or ninety/14 topstitch needles. The topstitch needles have a larger eye and work meliorate with the heavier threads.
For cotton fabrics the precipitous needles work all-time. For knits you'll demand the ball betoken needles. You're supposed to be able to use universal needles on either type of fabric but I've found they simply don't work all that great for either one.
I had forgotten about the 75/xi needles.
There are all sorts of charts to help select compatible threads and needles to go with certain types of fabrics.
07-15-2012, 05:11 PM
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I've had two different Brother machines and the Schmetz from Walmart fit both of them. No thought about gage or annihilation similar that. I use the ones with the smaller needles for piecing and the larger ones for quilting.
Can you tell I'm non with the Quilt Constabulary, lol
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