{"id":2611,"date":"2020-08-24T09:19:00","date_gmt":"2020-08-24T13:19:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/?p=2611"},"modified":"2024-04-18T20:24:29","modified_gmt":"2024-04-19T00:24:29","slug":"science-of-sewing-needles","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/science-of-sewing-needles\/","title":{"rendered":"Sewing Machine Needles: Simple Guide for Success"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Using the right or wrong needle for the job can make or break your project that you&#8217;ve worked on for hours, days, or months. Figuring out which needle is right for your fabric selection is tricky, but below I&#8217;ve created two handy phone-friendly infographics for you to reference the next time you need to buy needles!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Sizes.png?resize=800%2C2000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2609\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Sizes.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Sizes.png?resize=120%2C300&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Sizes.png?resize=410%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Sizes.png?resize=768%2C1920&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Sizes.png?resize=614%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Sizes.png?resize=152%2C380&amp;ssl=1 152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Sizes.png?resize=250%2C625&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Sizes.png?resize=550%2C1375&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Sizes.png?resize=72%2C180&amp;ssl=1 72w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Sizes.png?resize=200%2C500&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"2000\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Types.png?resize=800%2C2000&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2610\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Types.png?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Types.png?resize=120%2C300&amp;ssl=1 120w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Types.png?resize=410%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 410w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Types.png?resize=768%2C1920&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Types.png?resize=614%2C1536&amp;ssl=1 614w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Types.png?resize=152%2C380&amp;ssl=1 152w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Types.png?resize=250%2C625&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Types.png?resize=550%2C1375&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Types.png?resize=72%2C180&amp;ssl=1 72w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Needle-Types.png?resize=200%2C500&amp;ssl=1 200w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And a bit extra, the anatomy of the machine needle and what all these different types of needles look like up close. For reference, a self-threading needle is a universal needle with a small slit to make it easier to thread, these are recommended only for stable wovens, mainly quilting cottons and their ilk.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-wcstandard\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"516\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sewing-machine-needles-types.jpg?resize=550%2C516&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2603\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sewing-machine-needles-types.jpg?resize=550%2C516&amp;ssl=1 550w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sewing-machine-needles-types.jpg?resize=300%2C282&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sewing-machine-needles-types.jpg?resize=768%2C721&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sewing-machine-needles-types.jpg?resize=405%2C380&amp;ssl=1 405w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sewing-machine-needles-types.jpg?resize=250%2C235&amp;ssl=1 250w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sewing-machine-needles-types.jpg?resize=192%2C180&amp;ssl=1 192w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sewing-machine-needles-types.jpg?resize=320%2C300&amp;ssl=1 320w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sewing-machine-needles-types.jpg?resize=533%2C500&amp;ssl=1 533w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Sewing-machine-needles-types.jpg?w=800&amp;ssl=1 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Photo credit: Wikipedia<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Using the right or wrong needle for the job can make or break your project that you&#8217;ve worked on for hours, days, or months. Figuring out which needle is right for your fabric selection is tricky, but below I&#8217;ve created two handy phone-friendly infographics for you to reference the next time you need to buy needles! And a bit extra, the anatomy of the machine needle and what all these different types of needles look like up close. For reference, a self-threading needle is a universal needle with a small slit to make it easier to thread, these are recommended only for stable wovens, mainly quilting cottons and their ilk.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2602,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_coblocks_attr":"","_coblocks_dimensions":"","_coblocks_responsive_height":"","_coblocks_accordion_ie_support":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[121],"tags":[79,75,182,76,114],"class_list":["post-2611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tutorial","tag-couture-sewing","tag-sewing","tag-sewing-machine","tag-sewing-projects","tag-sewing-tutorial"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/08\/Untitled-design-26.png?fit=3000%2C1561&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2611"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4377,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2611\/revisions\/4377"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2602"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2611"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2611"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/jennieandnick.com\/designer\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2611"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}