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Schmetz Chrome MICROTEX Needles ~ pack of 5, Size 70/10, 80/12, or 90/14. Be sure to select your preferred size from the drop-down menu above before adding to cart.
Less friction on thread passing through the needle eye
Penetrates fabric with less resistance
Smoother stitch creation
Resists heat
Improved durability & performance
The PREMIUM needle!
Schmetz Chrome MICROTEX Needles ~ pack of 5, Size 70/10, 80/12, or 90/14. Be sure to select your preferred size from the drop-down menu above before adding to cart.
Microtex Chrome (Sharp) feature a very slim, acute point and fits the Singer Featherweight 221 and 222 perfectly. Use them for microfibers, polyester, silk, foils, artificial leather, coated materials, but most of all for quilt piecing when precision is paramount. Helps create beautiful topstitching and perfectly straight stitches.
(Change your needle with every new sewing project or when you begin to hear the "pop, pop, pop" sound as the needle goes in and out of the fabric.)
Needles of exactly the proper shape and of the very best quality are absolutely essential to good work with a sewing machine. If you still have original unused Singer brand needles in the little paper or plastic packages (typically made in the U.S.A., Great Britain or Germany) - as long as they are not rusted or bent from age - they are of the finest quality and you can use them with confidence. Newer Singer needles (made in Singapore, Brazil or the likes thereof), however, are not made to the same superior quality that they once were, which is why we use and recommend the Schmetz brand of needles for today’s modern sewist. The quality of Schmetz is comparably equivalent to the original Singer needles.
Click here to download this antique booklet illustrating how a Singer Needle was made by the Singer Manufacturing Company
Below, you will find information that was taken from an old Singer Machine Sewing Teacher’s Textbook with updates for today’s sewing. Much of the information is still current and useful.
A perfect stitch can be obtained only when the thread is selected to suit the fabric which is to be stitched and the needle is the correct size for the thread. If the needle is too fine for the thread and the material to be sewn, it is quite likely to break when crossing a seam. If a large needle is used on fine material, the perforations made by the needle will show on the finished work. A table of correct needles for the various sizes of silk and cotton is given in the table below, but may also be found in the instruction manual for each original Singer machine. This table should be carefully followed when ordering needles and when changing them for various classes of work.
Type of Fabric
Thread Sizes
Needle Sizes
Machine Stitches Per Inch
Hand Needle Sizes
Filmy materials comparable to Net, Marquiesette, Organdy, Ninon
100 Cotton OO OOO Silk
9-10
Inside Seams ~ 20 Top Stitching ~ 30
10
Sheer materials comparable to Lawn, Dimity, Voile, Batiste, Chiffon, Rayon Sheer, Rayon Crepe
80 to 100 Cotton O Silk
10-11
Inside Seams ~ 16 Top Stitching ~ 20
9
Lightweight fabrics comparable to Gingham, Chambray, Sheer Wool Crepe, Taffeta
60 to 80 Cotton A and B Silk
12-14
Inside Seams ~ 12 Top Stitching ~ 18
8
Medium lightweight materials comparable to Poplin, Pique, Percale, Cretonne, Chintz, Faille Wool Flannel, Bengaline, Wool Crepe, Wool Jersey, Linen
50 to 70 Cotton B Silk
12-14
Inside Seams ~ 12 Top Stitching ~ 16
7 or 8
Medium heavy materials comparable to Crash, Gabardine, Rep, Corduroy, Velveteen, Linen
40 to 50 Cotton C Silk
14-16
Inside Seams ~ 10 Top Stitching ~ 12
6
Heavy materials comparable to Sailcloth, Denim, Ticking
30 to 40 Cotton 24 to 30 Cotton D Silk
16, 18* or 19
Inside Seams ~ 8 Top Stitching ~ 10
4 or 5
Very heavy materials comparable to overcoating
40 to 60 Linen 20 to 24 Cotton E Silk
18-21
Inside Seams ~ 6 Top Stitching ~ 8
3
Plastic Materials
Mercerized Cotton
11-12
Inside Seams ~ 10 Top Stitching ~ 12
None
* Size 18 is the largest size needle that can be used in the Singer Featherweight 221, 222, & 301 Machines
Less friction on thread passing through the needle eye
Penetrates fabric with less resistance
Smoother stitch creation
Resists heat
Improved durability & performance
The PREMIUM needle!
Schmetz Chrome MICROTEX Needles ~ pack of 5, Size 70/10, 80/12, or 90/14. Be sure to select your preferred size from the drop-down menu above before adding to cart.
Microtex Chrome (Sharp) feature a very slim, acute point and fits the Singer Featherweight 221 and 222 perfectly. Use them for microfibers, polyester, silk, foils, artificial leather, coated materials, but most of all for quilt piecing when precision is paramount. Helps create beautiful topstitching and perfectly straight stitches.
(Change your needle with every new sewing project or when you begin to hear the "pop, pop, pop" sound as the needle goes in and out of the fabric.)
Needles of exactly the proper shape and of the very best quality are absolutely essential to good work with a sewing machine. If you still have original unused Singer brand needles in the little paper or plastic packages (typically made in the U.S.A., Great Britain or Germany) - as long as they are not rusted or bent from age - they are of the finest quality and you can use them with confidence. Newer Singer needles (made in Singapore, Brazil or the likes thereof), however, are not made to the same superior quality that they once were, which is why we use and recommend the Schmetz brand of needles for today’s modern sewist. The quality of Schmetz is comparably equivalent to the original Singer needles.
Click here to download this antique booklet illustrating how a Singer Needle was made by the Singer Manufacturing Company
Below, you will find information that was taken from an old Singer Machine Sewing Teacher’s Textbook with updates for today’s sewing. Much of the information is still current and useful.
A perfect stitch can be obtained only when the thread is selected to suit the fabric which is to be stitched and the needle is the correct size for the thread. If the needle is too fine for the thread and the material to be sewn, it is quite likely to break when crossing a seam. If a large needle is used on fine material, the perforations made by the needle will show on the finished work. A table of correct needles for the various sizes of silk and cotton is given in the table below, but may also be found in the instruction manual for each original Singer machine. This table should be carefully followed when ordering needles and when changing them for various classes of work.
Type of Fabric
Thread Sizes
Needle Sizes
Machine Stitches Per Inch
Hand Needle Sizes
Filmy materials comparable to Net, Marquiesette, Organdy, Ninon
100 Cotton OO OOO Silk
9-10
Inside Seams ~ 20 Top Stitching ~ 30
10
Sheer materials comparable to Lawn, Dimity, Voile, Batiste, Chiffon, Rayon Sheer, Rayon Crepe
80 to 100 Cotton O Silk
10-11
Inside Seams ~ 16 Top Stitching ~ 20
9
Lightweight fabrics comparable to Gingham, Chambray, Sheer Wool Crepe, Taffeta
60 to 80 Cotton A and B Silk
12-14
Inside Seams ~ 12 Top Stitching ~ 18
8
Medium lightweight materials comparable to Poplin, Pique, Percale, Cretonne, Chintz, Faille Wool Flannel, Bengaline, Wool Crepe, Wool Jersey, Linen
50 to 70 Cotton B Silk
12-14
Inside Seams ~ 12 Top Stitching ~ 16
7 or 8
Medium heavy materials comparable to Crash, Gabardine, Rep, Corduroy, Velveteen, Linen
40 to 50 Cotton C Silk
14-16
Inside Seams ~ 10 Top Stitching ~ 12
6
Heavy materials comparable to Sailcloth, Denim, Ticking
30 to 40 Cotton 24 to 30 Cotton D Silk
16, 18* or 19
Inside Seams ~ 8 Top Stitching ~ 10
4 or 5
Very heavy materials comparable to overcoating
40 to 60 Linen 20 to 24 Cotton E Silk
18-21
Inside Seams ~ 6 Top Stitching ~ 8
3
Plastic Materials
Mercerized Cotton
11-12
Inside Seams ~ 10 Top Stitching ~ 12
None
* Size 18 is the largest size needle that can be used in the Singer Featherweight 221, 222, & 301 Machines
Always a great needle. Getting my featherweight ready for its first class. Can’t wait to show it off! Thanks for all your products and great service.
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Cheri L.
Great customer service!
I always get great customer service from the featherweight shop. I had called asking about needles to use when sewing denim to denim. I got a very prompt response and ordered the needles. Thank you!
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Julia F.
Only needle I use
I always use this brand for my machine. It is a great quality needle
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