Sewing machine needles have a good number of models, careful attention you may have already been on the sewing machine packaging such as:? SIZE 75/11 such identification, where 75 and 11 on behalf of what it actually means the same model, in front of the European system, followed by US-made, here is American, and European table:
European system of 60 6,570,758,090,100,110,120
American 8,910,111,214,161,819
American country usually called, such as the 11th pin on the 14th pin, and so on ......
Whether European or American system, the smaller the number of number, the finer the needle.
Select the needle is mainly based on the thickness of the fabric, depending on the thinner material, the finer the needle. If you use a very thick needle sewing thin fabrics, it will leave much of the pinhole on the fabric is very unsightly, contrary as with a thick cloth sewing needle can easily break.
So many models, if you want one ready? Of course not, ordinary household is generally the 11th and the 14th, the 11th sew the thin cotton into this category, 14 sewing canvas, denim or with a pressure line Quilting . Further consider the 9th and the 16th, the 9th screens can sew knitted cotton, the 16th and so thick sewing canvas boob.
Sewing:
Sewing thread model specifications more abundant, and we will not say anything else, will introduce the most common polyester thread. Now available in the market are mostly of such lines.
Polyester thread common models are: 20s / 2, 20s / 3, 30s / 2, 30s / 3, 40s / 2, 40s / 3, 50s / 2, 50s / 3, 60s / 2, 60s / 3, one of the most common for 40s / 2.
What this polyester line models express the meaning is it? "/" Represents the first half of yarn count. 20s is a 20 yarn, 30s is 30 yarn. What is "count"? Count refers pound (453.6g) raw material spun into yarn total length of a few 840 yards (1 yard = 91.4 cm). The total length of 16,800 is 20s, a total length of 33,600 is 40s. Very complicated, right? In fact, we just know, s previous higher the number, the finer the yarn.
"/" Followed by 2 or 3 and what does that mean? What is the number of shares refers to the yarn. You can hand sewing took a closer look, it is not a separate thread, but twisted by a 2 or 3 shares shares together. 2 shares of expression is / share is 2,3 / 3.
Meaning 20s / 2 is the sewing thread consists of 2 shares 20 yarn twisted, 20s / 3 refers sewing thread consists of three shares 20 yarn twisted.
And select the needle as thin thin fabric selection, material selection after a bold line. Household sewing thread 40s / 2 the most common and generally cloth and use it to sew, thick material or surface decoration line Available 20s / 2.
Tips:
When your machine appears jumper, disconnection and other issues, we are often chosen due to inappropriate needlework.
The definition of yarn and thread: the single called yarn, there are a few ply twisted together called line.
Necessary needle, 11 and 14; general sewing thread 40s / 2, 20s / 2 used to make hand-stitched sparse suture is a good choice.
Sewing popular model is called will be removed in the middle of "s /", such as 40s / 2 will directly be called 402.
