Overview Needles - Bernina 555 User Manual

Important sewing information

Overview needles

18
Universal
130/705 H/60-100
Normal point, slightly rounded
For nearly all natural and synthetic
fabrics (woven and knitted)
Jersey/Stretch
130/705 H-S, H-SES, H-SUK/70-90
Ball point
Jersey, knit and stretch material
Leather
130/705 H-LL, H-LR/90-100
With cutting point
All types of leather, synthetic leather,
plastic, sheeting
Jeans
130/705 H-J/80-110
Very fine sharp point
Heavy weight fabrics such as jeans,
canvas, overalls
Microtex
130/705 H-M/60-90
Especially fine sharp point
Mircro fiber fabrics and silk
Quilting
130/705 H-Q/75-90
Fine sharp point
Straight and topstitching
Embroidery
130/705 H-SUK/70-90
Large eye, slight ball point
Embroidery on all natural and synthetic
fabrics
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Metafil
130/705 H-MET/75-80 or H-SUK/90-100
Large eye
Sewing with metallic threads
Cordonnet (Topstitching)
130/705 H-N/80-100
Small ball point, long eye
Topstitching with thick thread
Wing needle (Hemstitch needle)
130/705 HO/100-120
Wide needle (wing)
Hemstitching
Double wing needle
130/705 H-ZWI-HO/100
For special effects with hemstitch
embroidery
Double needle
130/705 H-ZWI/70-100
Needle distance:
1.0/1.6/2.0/2.5/3.0/4.0
Visible hems in stretch fabrics, pintucks,
decorative sewing
Triple needle
130/705 H-DRI/80
Needle distance: 3.0
Visible hems in stretch fabrics;
Decorative sewing