THE WORLD'S BEST NEEDLES! Choice of 92 different needle types/sizes. FREE shipping! Add 3 packets / boxes of any of our range of Schmetz needles to your cart to take advantage of our 'Buy 2, Get 3rd Free' offer! (Cheapest item is free. eBay may lower the prices of each packet in your cart instead of showing one of them as being free). 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. While other companies attach fancy names to discounted cheap needle products, 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. Some people don't realize that the sewing machine needle is the most important element in the stitch forming process. Many needle companies wish they could match the amount of time, detail and quality of material that does into making every high quality Schmetz needle. In terms of sewing satisfaction, the price of using cheap discounted needles always exceeds the cost of the purchase! Using the correct needles for every different sewing applications makes all the difference to your sewing! With a huge range including Leather, Stretch, Quilting, Embroidery, Top Stitch, Handicap/Easythread, Microtex, Ball Point/Jersey, Spring, Overlocker, Twin, Triple,  etc. The Schmetz Range (Needles Guide) Regular / Universal • Sizes: 60/8, 65/9, 70/10, 75/11, 80/12, 90/14, 100/16, 110/18, 120/19, Assorted, Twin, Triple. • Colour Code: Size only • Feature: Slightly rounded point. • Fabric Use: Numerous - wovens and knits. A great general purpose needle. Stretch • Sizes: 75/11, 90/14, Twin • Colour Code: Yellow • Features: Medium ball point, special eye and scarf. • Fabric Use: Elastic materials and highly elastic knitwear. The medium ball point, specially designed eye and scarf prevent skipped stitches. Ball Point / Jersey • Sizes: 70/10, 80/12, 90/14, 100/16, Assorted • Colour Code: Orange • Feature: Medium ball point. • Fabric Use: Knits and some stretch fabrics. Made especially for sewing on knits. The medium ball point does not damage or break knitted fibers. Denim / Jeans • Sizes: 70/10, 80/12, 90/14, 100/16, 110/18, Assorted, Twin • Colour Code: Blue • Feature: Msodified medium ball point and reinforced blade. • Fabric Use: Denim and similar fabrics. Advanced point design is a SCHMETZ exclusive. For penetrating extra thick woven fabrics, denims, or quilts with minimum needle deflection, reduced risk of needle breakage and skipped stitches. Leather • Sizes: 70/10, 80/12, 90/14, 100/16, 110/18, Assorted • Colour Code: Brown • Feature: Cutting point. • Fabric Use: Leather, artificial leather, heavy non-woven synthetics. Do not use on knit or woven fabrics. Microtex • Sizes: 60/8, 70/10, 80/12, 90/14, 100/16, 110/18, Assorted • Colour Code: Purple • Feature: Very slim acute point. • Fabric Use: Micro fibers, polyester, silk, foils, artificial leather, coated materials. Very thin acute point creates beautiful topstitching and perfectly straight stitches for quilt piecing when precision is paramount. Quilting • Sizes: 75/11, 90/14, Assorted • Colour Code: Green • Feature: Special taper to the slightly rounded point. • Fabric Use: Made especially for piecing and machine quilting. The special tapered design allows easier fabric penetration and helps eliminate skipped stitches. Embroidery • Sizes: 75/11, 90/14, Assorted, Twin • Colour Code: Red • Features: Light ball point, wide eye and groove. • Fabric Use: Use with rayon, polyester and other specialty embroidery threads. The special scarf, widened groove and enlarged eye protect fragile threads and guard against excess friction allowing trouble-free embroidery and decorative stitching. Gold Embroidery • Sizes: 75/11, 90/14 • Features: Titanium Nitride coating, slightly rounded point and enlarged eye. • Fabric Use: Coarse and densely woven materials. Slightly rounded point and enlarged eye are perfect for embroidery on most fabrics and with the most fragile specialty threads. Titanium coating resists adhesives, improves needle wear and penetration of coarse and densely woven fabrics. Metallic • Sizes: 80/12, 90/14, Twin • Feature: Elongated eye. • Colour Code: Pink • Fabric Use: Metallic and other specialty threads. A “must have” for sewing with sensitive metallic threads. The elongated eye prevents shredding and breaking of metallic threads. Topstitch • Sizes: 80/12, 90/14, 100/16 • Colour Code: Light Green • Feature: Extra long eye. • Fabric Use: Topstitch, heavy, multiple or poor quality threads. Achieve perfectly straight stitch lines and even stitches when using a straight stitch plate. Hemstitch / Wing • Sizes: 100/16, 120/19, Twin • Feature: A wing on each side of the needle. • Fabric Use: Light or medium weight loosely woven fabrics. Popular for heirloom sewing and to create decorative cutwork. Double Eye • Size: 80/12 • Feature: Universal needle with two eyes. • Fabric Use: Numerous - wovens and knits. Use two different threads for shading and texturing effects for embroidery and topstitching. Quick Threading / Handicap / Easythreading • Sizes: 80/12, 90/14 • Feature: Universal needle with a slip-in threading slot in the eye. • Fabric Use: Numerous - wovens and knits. A general purpose needle for effortless threading. ELx705 Serger (Overlock) / Overlocker • Sizes: 80/12, 90/14, Assorted • Colour Code: Black • Feature: Designed for use in electronic multi-purpose sergers that do overlock stitches. Not suitable for use in home sewing machines or embroidery machines. Machines should specify ELx705. High Speed Professional Quilting / HLx5 • Sizes: 75/11, 90/14, 100/16 • Feature: A chrome-plated, flat shank needle (similar to 130/705 H) designed specifically for high-speed professional quilting machines (i.e., Janome 1600 P Series). This needle features a short shank and a slightly rounded needle point with a shank diameter of only 2 mm. • Fabric Use: Suitable for all common materials - jersey, denim, fancy fabrics, fake fur, etc. Twin & Triple Needles Twin Needles are available for most fabrics. Twin Needle properties are equivalent to single needles. Use for pintucks, topstitching, single and multi-coloured decorative seams and hems. Stretch Twin • Sizes: 2.5/75, 4.0/75 • Feature: Two Stretch needles mounted on one shank create two rows of stitches simultaneously. • Fabric Use: Elastic materials and highly elastic knitwear. Jeans Twin • Size: 4.0/100 • Feature: Two Jeans needles mounted on one shank create two rows of stitches simultaneously. • Fabric Use: Denim and similar extra-thick woven fabrics. Metallic Twin • Sizes: 2.5/80, 3.0/90 • Feature: Two Metallic needles mounted on one shank create two rows of stitches simultaneously. • Fabric Use: Special effect and fancy threads, particularly for metallic threads. Embroidery Twin • Sizes: 2.0/75, 3.0/75 • Feature: Two Embroidery needles mounted on one shank create two rows of stitches simultaneously. • Fabric Use: Use with rayon, polyester, and other specialty embroidery threads. Double Hemstitch • Size: 2.5/100 • Feature: A Wing needle and a Universal needle with a 2.5 mm separation combined on a single shank for decorative stitching in dual rows. • Fabric Use: Light or medium weight loosely woven fabrics; for heirloom sewing and decorative cutwork. Universal Twin • Sizes: 1.6/70, 1.6/80, 2.0/80, 2.5/80, 3.0/90, 4.0/80, 4.0/90, 4.0/100, Assorted • Feature: Two Universal needles mounted on one shank create two rows of stitches simultaneously. • Fabric Use: Numerous - wovens and knits. Universal Twin - Wide • Sizes: 6.0/100, 8.0/100 • Feature: Two Universal needles mounted on one shank create two rows of stitches simultaneously. • Fabric Use: Numerous - wovens and knits. Universal Triple • Sizes: 2.5/80, 3.0/80 • Feature: Three Universal needles mounted on one shank create three rows of stitches simultaneously. • Fabric Use: Numerous. Spring Needles • Feature: Has a spring around the needle, which assumes the function of the presser foot. • Fabric Use: Terrific for free motion and embroidery. Remove foot for easy viewing of stitches. • Denim - 100/16 • Embroidery - 75/11, 90/14 • Quilting - 75/11, 90/14 • Stretch - 75/11, 90/14 • Universal - 70/10, 80/12, 90/14 Decorative Stitches Suggested needles for creating decorative stitches: Decorative - Double Eye 80/12 Jeans Stitch - Jeans 70/10-110/18, Twin 100 Embroidery - Embroidery 75/11, 90/14, GOLD Embroidery 75/11, 90/14, Embroidery Spring 80/12 Hemstitch - Hemstitch 110/18, 120/19 or Dbl. Hemstitch 100 Pintucks - Twin 60-100, NE 1.6-4.0 Twin Stitches - Choose needle type 70-100, NE 1.6-8.0 Triple Stitches - 2.5/80, 3.0/80 Topstitching - Topstitch 80/12-90/14 or Microtex 60/8-90/14 Looking for a needle type/size that isn't listed here? Send us a message to tell us which needles you need, and we may have them in stock.