Matching Fabric To Needles And Thread - Strongarm Walking Foot Sewing machine User Manual

Matching Fabric To Needles And Thread

For your machine to work properly, it is important to match your fabric with the correct
needle and thread. The following chart gives general guidelines-
Strongarm recommends
Schmetz Sharp point (regular) needles
For canvas sewing
Schmetz DI Needles-
For thick leather
Schmetz SD1 Needles-
For leather and sailcloth
Schmetz Serv7 Needles-
For heavy and hard to sew fabrics.
Needle
Fabric
Point
Sunbrella
Standard
canvas
Dacron
sailcloth- Standard
light
Dacron
Heavy
sailcloth-
Duty
heavy
Soft light
Leather
leather
Dry and
thick Leather
leather
Spinnaker
cloth < .75 Standard
ounce
Spinnaker
cloth Standard
1.5 ounce
Standard,
Upholstery
Heavy
Fabric
Duty
Motor
Heavy
Trimming
Duty
Vinyl
Needle Needle
Size- size-
Singer Metric
18-22 110-140
16-18 100-110
20-22 125-140
16-22 100-140
22 140
12 80
16 100
16-22 100-140
20-22 125-140
Thread
Thread
Weight-
Type
US
Bonded
V69-V92
polyester
Bonded
V69
polyester
Bonded
V92, V138
polyester
Bonded
V69-V138
polyester
Bonded
V92- V138
polyester
Bonded
V30, V46
polyester
Bonded
V46
polyester
Bonded
Nylon, V69-V138
Monofilament
Bonded
V96-V138
Nylon
Thread
Weight-
Metric
40-30
40
30-20
40-20
30-20
40-60
60
40-20
30-20