Inhaltsverzeichnis
Werbung
Thread and needle chart
Light weight
Medium
weight
Heavy
weight
Note:
Fabrics
Thread
Needle
size
!crepe de
Fine silk
!chine
Fine cotton
Ivoile
Fine
Lawn
Synthetic
pragandy
cotton
faeorgette
Polyester
tIricot
Linen
50 silk
!cotton
50
to
80 cotton
Pique
50
to
60 synthetic
Serge
Cotton covered Polyester
Double
Knits
Percale
Denim
50 silk
Irweed
~O to
50
cotton
faabardine
~O to
50 synthetic
!coating
Cotton covered Polyester
Drapery
Upholstery
Fabric
In
general, fine
threads
and
needles
are
used
for sewing thin fabrics
,
and thicker
threads
and
needles
are
used
for sewing heavy
fabrics.
Always
test thread
and
needle
size on a small piece of fabric which
will
beused for
actual sewing.
•
Use
the
sarne
thread
for needle and
bobbin
.
9
or
II
II
or
14
14
or
16
•• When sewing
stretch,
very fine fabric and
synthetics,
use
a BLUE Tipped
needle.
The
blue tipped needle
effectively prevents skipped stitches .
•••
When
sewing very tine fabrics sew over a piece of
paper
to
prevent
yam
distortion.
82
Werbung
Inhaltsverzeichnis
