Schmetz Sewing Machine Needle Hemstitch

Needle system

130/705 H-WING

Tip

• Add a special touch to simple blouses along the button placket.
• Sew particularly accentuated seams with 40 wt rayon thread or multicolor threads.
• Create embroidery designs on the embroidery machine.
• Conjure up decorative effects when sewing on lace.
• Avoid seam puckering on soft/light fabrics by using spray starch or a non-permanent stabilizer, such as tear-away embroidery stabilizer, water-soluble or heat-soluble embroidery film.

Suitable fabrics/materials:
The best effects are achieved on loosely woven fabrics, e.g.:

• Linen
• Batiste
• Cotton flag cloth

Available needle sizes

NM 100, NM 120

Coating

Standard

Needle point

Special shape

Special features

Wing-shaped needle shank

Color marking

Only the needle size

Special effects with the hemstitch needle

The hemstitch needle, also known as a wing, sword, or wing needle, is used for decorative stitching, openwork embroidery, and white work in loosely woven fabrics such as linen. When sewing, holes are created in the seam, which act as a decorative element. This allows hemstitching to be easily sewn with a sewing machine, even without – as with hand sewing – pulling out fabric threads beforehand. This traditional hemstitch effect is achieved by the "wings" on both sides of the needle shank, which gently push aside the fabric threads. The sewing thread supports this effect by preventing the fabric threads from returning to their original position.