Bernina Artista 640 User Manual page 17

Needle Summary
Many materials are easier to sew if the appropriate needle is used.
Type of needle
Universal
130/705 H
Jersey/Stretch
130/705 H-S
130/705 H-SES
130/705 H-SUK
Leather
130/705 H-LL
130/705 H-LR
Jeans
130/705 H-J
Microtex
130/705 H-M
Quilting
130/705 H-Q
Embroidery
130/705 H-E
Metafil
130/705 H-MET
Cordonnet
130/705 H-N
Wing needle
130/705 HO
Double wing
needle
130/705 H-ZWI-HO
Double needle
130/705 H-ZWI
Triple needle
130/705 H-DRI
Special needles are available at your BERNINA dealer.
Model
Normal point, slightly rounded
Ball point
Cutting point
Very fine point
Especially fine point
Fine point
Large eye, slight ball point
Large eye
Small ball point, long eye
Wide needle (wing)
Needle distance: 1.0 / 1.6 / 2.0 / 2.5 /
3.0 / 4.0 / 6.0 / 8.0
Needle distance 3.0
Suitable for
For nearly all natural and
synthetic fabrics (woven and
knitted)
Jersey, stretch fabrics
Natural and synthetic leather and
plastic
Heavyweight fabrics such as denim,
canvas, overalls
Micro fiber fabrics and silk
Straight and topstitching
Embroidery on all natural and
synthetic fabrics
Sewing with metallic threads
Topstitching with thick thread
Hemstitching
Special effects with hemstitch
embroidery
Visible hems in stretch fabrics,
pintucks, decorative sewing
Decorative sewing
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Needle size
60–100
70–90
90–100
80–110
60–90
75–90
75–90
75-90
80–100
100–120
100
70–100
80