Schmetz Sewing Machine Needles Leather Size 100/16 Pack of 5

Schmetz Sewing Machine Needles Leather Size 100/16 Pack of 5

Leather needles have a cutting point which allows them to slice through the densely packed structure of leather.

Suitable for Leather Hard synthetic leather (only limited suitability with soft synthetic leather: Try the Microtex Needle first, as the carrier material may otherwise be damaged and holes could tear more easily). Paper (for processing thin brochures)

Choose a larger stitch length to prevent stitch tearing. Ensure that the thread is not cut through during backstitching.

Your sewing machine needle is the most important element in the stitch forming process. Using the correct needles for every different sewing application makes all the difference to your sewing!

Needles are sized in metric and imperial. The smaller the numbers the finer the needle. The size of a needle is calculated by its diameter, a 90 needle is 0.9mm in diameter.

Size 8 = 60
Size 10 = 70
Size 11 = 75
Size 12 = 80
Size 14 = 90
Size 16 = 100
Size 18 = 110
Size 20 = 120

No 60 = Silks, cotton lawn, organza and sheer fabrics
No 70 = Cotton lawn, lining fabrics
No 80 = Cotton shirting, quilting cotton,
No 90 = Linen, linen union curtain fabrics, cushion fabrics, cotton sateen curtain linings,
No 100 = Denim
No 110 = Upholstery fabrics and canvas weight fabrics, leather, pvc and vinyls
No 120 = Thick Denim and Heavy Canvas, Thick leather

Point shape: Cutting Point LL (twist point)

Coating: Nickel

Colour Marking: Brown

Schmetz German-made sewing machine needles have been made to the highest quality since 1851.

Only Schmetz provides sewers worldwide with the consistent quality that sews the perfect stitch every time.

Schmetz pursues an active development and research program aimed at continually improving the performance of its needles ensuring that Schmetz sewing machine needles with consistently pull through the demands of the most challenging sewing applications and projects.

Suitable for most domestic sewing machines including Bernina, Brother, Elna, Husqvarna, Janome, Pfaff and many more.