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It was a BIG DAY when we got a special visit by Petra Donath, senior customer experinence manager at Schmetz, who manufacture the BERNINA sewing needles and are known for their high-quality! They showcased their extended range at an event at BERNINA headquarters in Steckborn. Employees from various departments—Creative Center, Testing Facilities, Engineering, Education, and Marketing—joined in to check out the unique features of these sewing needle types. We are thrilled to share our highlights with you and we will also give away some of the featured needles!
Schmetz representatives and BERNINA International employees.
Compatibility with BERNINA Machines
Please note that although Schmetz offers a wide range of options, not every Schmetz needle is compatible with BERNINA machines. Most BERNINA machines use the 130/705 needle system. To get the best performance and avoid any issues, be sure to check your BERNINA machine’s needle system before trying out a new needle. This way, you’ll pick the right type that matches your machine’s specs, letting you dive into your projects with confidence and precision. And don’t forget, choosing the right needle can really enhance your sewing experience! For more info about how to choose the right needle and why the different needle point tips matter, check out the following article: The right needle is essential.
Identifying High Quality in machine sewing needles
When it comes to selecting sewing needles, distinguishing between low and high-quality options is crucial for achieving the best results in your projects. High-quality machine sewing needles such as BERNINA and Schmetz generally have a smooth shaft, which reduces friction as you sew, allowing for smoother fabric manipulation and fewer skipped stitches. Look for needles that are well-finished with no burrs or rough edges—this not only enhances performance but also prolongs the life of both the needle and your sewing machine.
Left: Low-quality needles. Right: High quality BERNINA needle
Another hallmark of quality is the needle’s tip; a sharp, precision tip allows for effortless penetration into the fabric, while a dull or poorly shaped tip can cause snags and damage. Additionally, reputable brands like BERNINA and Schmetz often test their products rigorously, ensuring consistency in their manufacturing process and suitable needle selection for various fabric types. By consciously choosing high-quality needles, you’re investing in your craft, ensuring your projects look professional and stand the test of time.
Types of Schmetz sewing needles and their benefits
The following needle types are our highlights and do not represent the full range of Schmetz needles available. Schmetz offers a comprehensive selection of specialty sewing needles designed for various applications, each tailored to meet specific sewing needs. Whether you’re working with denim, quilting layers, or crafting intricate embroidery, there’s a Schmetz needle meticulously engineered to enhance your sewing experience. These additional needle types showcase Schmetz’s commitment to innovation and quality, ensuring that sewists have the right tools at their disposal for every project. Use the needle guide by Schmetz to determine which needle you need.
The Gold and Black coatings for sewing needles
One of the standout features of the Schmetz needles is their advanced coatings. The Gold needles come with a Titanium Nitride coating, which makes the surface of the needle twice as hard as a chrome plating, ensuring an excellent wear resistance. However the needle, overall, is not harder or stiffer than a chrome-coated needle. The Gold needles are perfect for those who frequently engage in sewing-intensive projects or work with demanding fabrics. The Black needles, on the other hand, boast a nonstick coating that reduces adhesion. This makes them perfect for working with adhesive sprays or self-adhesive stabilizers, as well as delicate and fine fabrics.
Left to right: Universal needle, Gold Jeans needle, Black Super Fine needle
Gold Jeans Sewing Needles
Designed with a medium rounded point, this needle performs effortlessly on coarse and dense fabrics such as denim, oilskin, or canvas. This needle is ideal for heavy-duty sewing projects, and its specialized coating enhances its durability even further.
Gold Topstitch Needles
This needle features a slightly rounded point and an elongated eye to reduce stress on the thread. It’s excellent for metallic, heavy, multiple, and poor-quality threads, making it ideal for free-motion quilting. When a Universal needle isn’t enough, this is your next best bet.
Gold Embroidery Needles
The Gold Embroidery needles have a medium ballpoint and an enlarged eye, making them ideal for embroidery on most fabrics. These needles are especially ideal for beginners, as their exceptionally durable coating compensates for minor operator errors and minimizes the risk of needle breakage. They can be used universally for embroidery and decorative stitching on various fabrics.
Black Super Universal Sewing Needles
This needle has a long eye and a wide thread groove. The coating provides 20% better gliding through fabrics. It’s perfect for various types of fabric, ensuring smooth and efficient sewing.
Black Super Fine Sewing Needles
With a slim needle design and a special scarf, the Black Super Fine needle handles delicate and fine materials with ease. It’s perfect for those who work with intricate fabrics that require gentle handling. The nonstick coating enhances the ease of gliding through the fabric.
Black Super Stretch Sewing Needles
Recommended for highly elastic stretch fabrics and knitted materials such as lingerie, swimwear, and fine jersey. The Black Super Stretch Sewing needles features a wide eye, widened thread groove, special blade, medium ballpoint, and a nonstick coating to prevent skipped stitches.
Stretch needles comparison
Why should you use a needle specialized for stretch fabric? This sewing test with a Universal, Jersey, Stretch and Super Stretch needle demonstrates the difference. You can see skiped stitches and the red bobbin thread. If you look real close, you can also detect tiny red dots with the Stretch needle. The Super Stretch needle clearly won this round.
Hemstitch Needles
The Hemstitch needle has wings on each side, spreading the fabric for a unique stitch. It’s popular for heirloom sewing and decorative cutwork and can be used in multimedia quilts. The holes are more noticeable when the fabric and thread are the same color.
Quick Threading (Handicap) Sewing Needles
The Quick Threading needles feature an easy-to-thread slot in the eye, making them perfect for those who need a bit more convenience. However, they’re not recommended for sensitive fabrics, denim, or quilting due to the weaker eye structure and the potential for snagging fabric or batting.
Twin and Triple Needles
Schmetz offers various tipes of twin and tripple needles, including Universal, Extra Wide, Stretch, Jeans, Embroidery, Metallic, and Hemstitch. They add a unique touch to your sewing projects. Schmetz provided us with some fun sewing examples which you can view in the following article: Twin needles – Threading, stitch settings and creative techniques
Conclusion
Schmetz needles are known for their top-notch quality and versatility, making them a great addition to any sewing enthusiast’s toolkit. Whether you’re tackling delicate fabrics or heavy-duty projects, there’s a Schmetz needle that’s perfect for the job. We were very excited to hear about the extended range of sewing needles and are keen to make our own tests.
Sewing Needles Giveaway
Are you curious to try these needles? We’re excited to announce a special giveaway! You have two options to win one out of 10 assortments of Schmetz needles:
- Comment below which needle type you’re most eager to try and/or what topics you would like to see more of on the BERNINA Blog.
- Fill out the BERNINA Blog Survey to help shape future articles.
The assortments do not contain all of the needles, but we have the following needles to give away:
- 1 sewing needle cushion
- 3x Gold Topstitch Needles
- 5x Gold Jeans Needles
- 5x Black Super Universal Needles
- 5x Black Super Fine Needles
- 5x Black Super Stretch Needles
- 10x Ruler
Giveaway Details:
- Entry until 31st of August. You can leave a comment and fill out the survey to double your chances.
- 10 winners will be drawn at random on the 2nd of September and announced in the comment section. Winners will also be notified by email within seven days. BERNINA is not liable for non-receipt or late delivery of the notification.
- If a winner is unable or unwilling to accept the prize, we do not guarantee an alternative prize or substitute.
- If there is no response to the email notification within seven days, the prize will be canceled.
- The prize cannot be paid out in cash and the claim to the prize cannot be assigned.
- Prizes will be sent by mail. Winners must provide correct name and address details after notification. Failure to do so will result in prize cancellation.
- We reserve the right to interrupt or terminate this competition at any time or vary the procedure and rules. Legal action is excluded.
- Employees of BERNINA and their dependents are excluded from participation.
Don’t miss out on this opportunity to try these exceptional needles. Comment now for your chance to win!
We have our winners! We chose 5 winners from all survey entries:
Alison J. Wright, Brenda Levin, Colleen Hemsley, Isobel Kelly, Lyn Luff
And 5 winners from the comments:
Mette Kristiansen, Nancy Connor, JG Wilson, Nancy de Bueger, Fahiema Jacobs
You will shortly receive an email with the notification. Please also check your spam folder. Congratulations!
Titanium Coated, embroidery Gold needles. Can’t wait to try the new black needles.
Howdy! I am new to Bernina and happy to receive any of the needles to try and learn about.
Just this morning, I was experiencing difficulty sewing delicate, fine fabric with my universal needles, even after switching to a finer size. How exciting to learn about Black Super Fine needles!
I am happy to hear about the new needle types. I have checked my needle collection and I don’t have any of the new ones though most of my needles are Schmetz. The ones that will be most exciting for me would be the Gold Topstitch and the Black Superfine. I am also intrigued by the Sewing Needle Cushion
I’m eager to try the black needles. I use adhesive tapes in many bag-making projects. Some tapes are more like to gum up needles than others. I’m also curious about the super-stretch needles.
I defs want to try the black needles as I use adhesive a lot.
I would love to try your SCHMETZBlack Super Universal Sewing Needles and Black Super Fine Needles. I embroider many projects on my B990 machine. Using various stabilizers with your Black Needles would make the job better as the needles are coated and would facilitate the usage of some sticky stabilizers. The fine black needles for lace embroidery?Thank you for your technical information.
I’m curious about the super stretch needle
I would like to try and of the black coated needles
Very informative, I love the nonstick needles.
Aiguille doré pour jean je voudrais essayer. Un peu plus de conseils pour les aiguilles en broderie machine car la broderie depant du dessin et du tissu dans laquelle elle est appliquée. Merci.
How amazing to receive this offer. I would consider it a privilege to try 3x Gold Topstitch NeedlesI have commented on the survey, but would love to see more complex setup tips and tricks for embroidery, both in the hoop and free arm. Also key tips for ensuring that embroidery text is straight and more precise. Thank you.
Would love to try the gold top Stitch needle
Wow that is a lot of wonderful information. I have tried the gold needle and found them to be great. I would like to give the black needles a try. I do a lot of applique and am tired of the gummed up needle. The twin needle sounds like fun too!
I love to make my own lingerie and look forward to trying out the new Schmetz needles.
I would like to try out the gold Jeans needle. I do like sewing my own jeans but would like a needle that goes through layers without bending or breaking.
I love that both Bernina and Schmetz are continually testing their products and I would be interested in the black super stretch needle
Great reference material!
That article is the best explanation of which needle to use and why, to obtain more professional results. It covered all types of fabrics I am ever likely to sew, so I would be pleased to recieve any combination of needles on offer, it just might push me out of my comfort zone to try a different fabric or technique. Will definitely print off to use as reference when I buy needles next time.
Dear Karen,
Thank you so much for this feedback, I’m very happy to hear that you found this article informative and want to use it as a reference in the future!
Jean needle and proper way to sew Jean fabric so they turn out great!
I would love to try any of Black Super needles.
The Black universal and stretch needles seem really cool. Would love to try those!
The Black Super Universal Needles sounds like a good choice.
The Black needles sounded interesting…I’m always looking for a way to improve my sewing.
The Black Super Stretch needle would be great to try, but all would be awesome to try – just getting into the rabbit hole of Schmitz needles 😃
SCHMETZ! 🤦♀️
Super stretch non-stick. That is what I would go for.
Black superstretch sounds like it will live in my machine.
Very informative, I have yet to try gold or black. Not all needles are available in my area . I’m going to research this.
The gold top stitch needle has caught me eye for possible pushing a little bit farther into what an industrial machine would do with multiple layers. I’m always interested in learning more about the process and techniques to design/layout/sew more complex assemblies and items.
I’m especially interested in the black Super Stretch needles but I’d also be happy just to experiment with anything.
Such good information.i would like to try the gold jeans needle. The super fine sound interesting, too.
Wow, very clear information on different needles & their uses. I am glad to learn about your new black needle. The strength & fineness sound great. I really want to try them!
I can’t wait to try these needles. Anything to improve my work
I would like to try the Gold Needles on my patchwork and Quilting projects.The Black needles may also work well on my quilting frame.
I have not seen with the gold or the black. I want to try the gold embroidery needle or the black universal. Leave this and going to read about using the twin needle in the article. Want to try something decorative on my binding.
I’m definitely interested in finding the Black Super Stretch needles in Canada. Can’t wait to try them! Sewing topics I’d love to read about include sewing stretchy athletic knits for leggings, t shirts and swimwear; embroidery and decorative stitching on stretch fabrics (if this is even possible and sewing garment leather on a home sewing machine.
I would love to try the following needles. Black Super Universal needles, Black super fine needles, Black super stretch needles and Gold Jean needles.
I would love to try the following needles. Black Super Universal needles, Black super fine needles, Black super stretch needles and Gold Jean needles. I love the information on needles. Been sewing for 45 years + and still sewing. One are never to old to learn.
I’m very new to sewing and still have a lot to learn. The information on needles is very useful. Really intrigued by the black coated needles.
I have never seen anything like the black needles before. Definitely something i need to try.
I am most eager to try the black super fine 💉. I love and often sew with cotton voile and I think this needle would be perfect with this light,airy fabric.
I am most eager to try the gold super fine 💉. I love and often sew with cotton voile and I think this needle would be perfect with this light,airy fabric.
Oops. The super fine needle is back, not gold.
I love the GOLD needles. I use them for some types of machine embroidery. I would love to try the other types of needles.
Are there certain kinds of needles to avoid? The ones show in the 1st pic look really bad.
Hi Gloria,
Yes, the needles on the left in the first picture are definitely some I would avoid! It really comes down to which needle system you have and if you have a good quality suplier for it. Since my machines are good with BERNINA/Schmetz needles, I have no reason to buy any others and cann0t tell you which to stay away from. But if I’d see that the needles aren’t straigt, have an irregular surface or irregular eyes in the same set of needles, I would not trust them.
Black super stretch looks interesting as I work with jersey.
I love Schmetz needles and their twin needles are awesome. My biggest problem is knowing which type of fabric is best for which needle. Should I use a really fine no. 60 needle with satin? Although I have a black needle, I haven’t tried it as yet and I’m not sure what type of fabrics it’s best suited for.
Hi Julie,
It really comes down to how the stitch looks and if you are happy with it. If you feel a universal needle no.80 leaves to big of stitch holes, puckers or snags your fabric, then you should change. For satin, what you can do is use a thinner needle (as you already mention), maybe even a black super fine, best in combination with a thinner thread and you could also reduce the stitch length to further improve your seam. Click on the red links in the text about a needle to be forwarded to their product page, and you can learn more about which fabric to use this needle for. The Black Super Fine says:
Delicate, fine and lightweight fabrics such as silk, organza, voile, thin fabrics made from or with synthetic fibers – also in conjunction with adhesive stabilizers
I’m sure the product description will help you further!
I would like to try both the Gold and Black needles as I do a wide variety of needle and embroidery work. I have obtained my first Bernina in 1984 which I gave to my Granddaughter in February 2024 when I bought my new Bernina as a luxury to myself.
Ooh..those black super stretch needles sound like the real deal to try out for me!
Thanks for this…. I have never heard of black coated needles….they sound really useful for using with bondaweb.
I have been sewing on my Berninas for many years but have fairly recently decided to be more generous with replacing my needles instead of trying to use them for longer than they probably should be used.Thanks for reminding me how important it is to replace the needle, often, for the best stitching outcomes.
I’ve been using the gold embroidery needles and they’ve been just great. But I would LOVE to try the Black Super Universal needles on my evening dresses! I imagine these would tackle combination layers of satin, lace and lining with absolute ease.
I have owned a Bernina machine since 1988 and absolutely love it to death and have always used schmetz needles. I’ve used an assortment of needles but would be eager to try the twin needles as the fancy stitches would be amazing to try and look pretty awesome. Would love to win any of the items listed, but would be happy with anything. Thanks
Gold topstitch needle for quilting sounds interesting
I am eager to try the black needles as we are coming into our summer season soon and would like to see how they handle the very fine and tricky fabrics. I haven’t seen them for sale here in New Zealand as yet.
Thank you for this very helpful article. I would love to try the black super stretch sewing needles as I’m involved in an ongoing project where we use PUL fabric.I love my Bernina Sewing machines and also appreciate the help from Bernina staff whenever I have a query.
Love to try the gold needle work a lot with heavy fabrics so usually use a jeans needle. These sound fabulous. Also love to see how best to sew with velvets. The creeping is very creepy and annoying 😊
I would love to try the gold embroidery needles because I love machine embroidery. 🧡I would love to see some edge to edge topics on the Bernina Blog🙏
I would love to see more articles on sewing with stretch materials I.e. lycra- both polyester and cotton, and jersey.
Great article. I am really keen to try out the Gold Embroidery needles. Many thanks for your help with my sewing obsession. Lois. Australia
I have always used Schmetz needles if available in the last 50 years of sewing (with more to go!). Reliable, durable and with a company that provide appropriate educational material on how to use their products! Always advancing the technology of a foundational piece of the sewing machine. Kudos to a Great company and loyal fan.
Thank you for a very informative article. I am a long time user of Schmetz needles but didn’t know about the gold and black coatings. I would love to try the gold top stitch needles for free motion quilting, and also the black universal ones for when I’m sewing with fusible products. I will look for them at my local haberdashery shop but would love to win some too!
I would like to try the gold needles and the twin needles. I think the twin needles may enhance the bindind of my quilts and when sewing children’s clothes.
I’ve been using Schmetz needles for years. They are a quality product that I’ll happily continue to use in my new Bernina machine. I have recently purchased the gold embroidery needles to use with the embroidery machine that goes with my new sewing machine. I’d like to try the black needles with applique adhesives, as I’ve had problems with them gumming up my needles and breaking thread.
I am a newbie to Bernina so am eager to try any needle to optimize my sewing projects.
So great there are so many choices from Schmetz needles. I have used the gold needles for embroidery, and find them great. Keen quilter, clothing and crafty items. I would like to try the Black needles used with sticky backings and appliqué. Thank you
This is fabulous. I would live to try the Gold top stitch needles. I had no idea there were black needles. I am super interested in trying them. Thank you Bernina.
I recently tried the gold jean needle a loved it. I am interested in trying the gold universal and black super fine.
Wow! Super info …. thanks. Cannot wait to try them all.
Love the BERNINA blogs!I have used most types of Schmetz needles throughout my time sewing and quilting but I did not know there were black coated needles! Needless to say, I would like to test them out as I use both temporary glue for quilting, glue for appliqué and iron on products in my sewing and quilting projects. Thankyou Bernina and Schmetz!
I am a big time embroiderer and would love to try the gold needles. I really am enjoying my 790+ Crystal Edition . Would also be interested in trying them on my Q24 Qmatic. I am an avid quilter as well
Not a part of the competition but I am keen to try the twin needles with decorative stitches. For the competition of would love to win the gold topstitch needles to try with my machine embroidery.
I would like to try the gold topstitch needles and the non stick coated ones. I exclusively use Schemtz needles on my Bernina sewing machine. I am a quilter.
Oh wow! I did not know there were so many choices! I would love to try Black Universal Super Needles but I could find a use for any of these. Great excuse to try sewing new things.
Gold Jeans Needles would be fun to try since I am working on a twill jacket right now.
I would like to try black top stitch needle . I’m working on a project with steam-a-seam and I’m having a lot of issues with my needle gumming up.
The black needle would be my choice – had no idea there were so many choices. What fun trying out new ones
The gold denim or topstitch needles would be my choice.
Gold jeans needles would be fantastic to try. I had no idea there were so many types of needles!
I would love to try the gold topstitch needles for my Q20
Would love to try the black super universal needles, I have not come across them previously.
I want to try the black super stretch needles
I use quilting needles on my Q20 sit down machine. Very reliable stitches. I use topstitch needles on my 880+ and 570 sewing machine. For embroidery I use the gold embroidery needles which are the best and most reliable for my embroidery/sewing projects.
Gold topstitch needles
I would love to try Black Super Universal Needles.
The Gold Topstitch and Gold Jeans needles sound just what I need. I have a few denim / heavy fabric projects to do and they would be just perfect for using a nice thick topstitch thread and also getting through those multiple think layers more easily.
I would love to try the super stretch needles! I just sewed a dress with very fine stretchy knit and none of the different needles or machine settings I tried helped – luckily I could overlock most of it!
The black type look like my kind of needle.
The black super fine needles sound like a saviour. Working free machine designs on sheers with integrating soluble could allow bigger pieces to be completed without the irritation of ‘sticky needle’ and ruined threads.
I would love to try the gold top stitch needles as I am endeavouring to do more free motion quilting and trying to make use of the capabilities of my Bernina 770 machine
What a great article! I have used the titanium coated needles in another brand & loved them. I’d love to try them all however the gold topstitch or black universal would be my picks.
HelloI would love to try the gold strengthened needles as I love making bags and sometimes the fabrics can get quite bulky and I have smapped needles quite a few times already. I would love to see more bagmaking on the blog.
I would like to try the black super fine needle!
Would like to know more about the universal spring sewing needles, which I have never seen in New Zealand. Also the coated needles to make sewing with vinyl easier would be great to play with.
I have never been disappointed with the Schmetz needles, have a wide range of sizes. Did not know about the black needles I will have to check them out,
I have seen or heard of the black fine or the gold jeans needles, I will keep a look out for them
A black super fine needle would be good to try on dome vintage silk that I have repurposed from a kimono
I am a great fan of Schmetz needles but I have not see, or used, the gold or black needles. I would love to try the Black Super Stretch Needles as the stitch quality in the photo looks awesome!
I would love to try the gold embroidery needle in my embroidery. I’m always looking for ways to improve my embroidery.
I am interested to try the Gold Embroidery needles as well as the Black universal sewing needles as I am a bag maker – I use not only cottons- but cork and vinyl/leather. I also am a quilter and would like some longevity in the quilting process without having to replace needles midway through the project. PS I loved my BERNINA that I had for 22 years- primal metal parts that unfortunately wore out. I replaced it with your Bernette 77 and bought a separate Bernette Deco70 that are good machines- but I like the feet on the BERNINA much better!
I would like to try the gold topstitch needle to find out if I would have better luck sewing with metallic threads
I am anxious to try the Gold Embroidery Needles as I am fairly new to machine embroidery with my Berina 830 and need all the help I can get. I enjoy viewing machine embroidery tutorials, and the opportunity for free embroidery designs on the Bernina Blog.
Black super universal please! I do love a Schmetz
I would love to try the gold topstitch needles for use in metalic thread work. I have a problem with metalic thread breaking and am willing willing to try another needle
I would love to try the black super fine, but any would be wonderful to compare to my current needles. Thanks for the opp. to enter.
I would like to try the Gold Top-Stitch needles as I am trying to improve my free-motion quilting.
Would love to try these Schmetz needles with experimental art quits – on cotton canvas.
I would really like to try the black universal needles. I think they may help with free motion quilting my quilts and creative textiles.i would really like the blog to give tips on manouvering quilts when free motion quilting with a domestic machine.
I’m very anxious to try the black universal and super fine needles. I have black hand needles that are awesome to stitch with and I’m sure my 790+ would love to have the same experience as my fingers!
This was a great post! I appreciate learning about these specialized needles and shall be ordering some!
I’d love to try the twin needles because I haven’t used them before and it would be good to see something about twin needle sewing on the blog.
I’d like to try the black superfine needles for the bridal sewing that I do.
This was very informative. I did not know there were special stretch needles. I”m looking forward to trying them.
I am interested in trying the gold jeans needle at this time as I have a project to sew heavy elastic and it sounds like it could make the project effortless
What an interesting article! I hadn’t noticed the gold needles before but they seem to be just what I need. I do very much quilting and patchworking and looking at that twin needle makes me want to start on those too!
I’d like to try the quick threading needle.
Fantastic article! I am a new Bernina 790 Pro owner and have just started learning the basics and you can’t get much more basic than the needles. I quilt and do basic sewing. My biggest challenge is working with stretch fabrics.
The embroidery needles for me, please, they might help improve the look of some of my projects. I’m also interested in the black and gold sewing needles.
I didn’t know about the Black needles and would love to try one. I spray baste a lot and these may be just what I need.
I am interested in trying the gold top stitch needle, especially for my repurposing fabrics projects.
I haven’t used double needles for many years and would like to try tem again soon.
I’ve appreciated the quality of Schmetz needles since I was first introduced to sewing. But I was fascinated to read about the various gold & black needles and the sewn examples were eye-opening. I’m going to be looking for these, especially the Black Super Universal needle. I want to use it with my machine appliqué. Thank you for continuing to find ways to improve my humble sewing efforts!
I have never tried the hemstitch needle and would love to see more projects using this needle.
I’m keen to try the Gold Topstitch Needles. The Black Super Fine Needles would be so helpful with machine appliqué and stitching spray basted quilts.
I would like to try the fine needle for silk/satin materials as I like making my own indian outfits.
I’d love to try the gold jeans needles. Denim is always a challenge and anything that could make it easier, along with saving time, would be a huge bonus.
Always pleased to see the Bernina Blog email in my inbox for all sorts of news, inspiration and techniques!
I never knew there were so many different needles! I would love to win! ❤️
Love Schmetz needles and am always having challenges when quilting my collage quilts. I would love to try both the gold and the black needles for quilting and if I had to choose one, it would be the black quilting needles. Thank you for the opportunity and it is a relief to know there is another needle option out there.
Schmitz are the only needles I will use as taught by a teacher friend! I have used the twin needles in the past on knots. Now I’d love to learn how to use the hem stick needles for some heirloom linen napkins for my son’s wives!
The decorative stitches done with a twin needle are interesting!
Love Schmetz needles. I would like to see more on decorative stitches and quilt embroidery. I would love to try using double and triple needles with decorative stitches.
I love Schmetz needles. They are the only needles I use in my Pfaff 7570 and my Benina 880+
I’ve used Schmetz needles for decades and I would love to try the new black super stretch needles. I’ve started making bras and some of the fabrics and elastics are tough to handle, so I’ve been using the microtex needles. It would be great to see more articles about lingerie making. It’s fascinatingly different than quilting and general garment construction.
I would love to try the black coated needle on fine fabrics onevening gowns. I have never had a schmetz break. lucky so far!
I had not heard of the black needles. I am eager to try them.
Surprise! I’ve known about Schmetz quality needles for years, but I didn’t know about the Black Needles or the fact that Schmetz made Bernina’s needles! Now that I’ve just purchased the new B990, I’m going to try new techniques to make the most of my purchase. New needles would enhance my chances of succeeding with my new endeavors. I’d love to try the Black Super Stretch needles in my sewing machine and L890 serger/coverstitch machine as well. I haven’t finished making a swimming suit and I’m sure these new needles would make a difference! Woo hoo!
Looking forward to using the gold topstitch for free motion quilting.
I frequently use the gold needles with my embroidery work but would be really interested in trying the black needles ,to see how they work with non adhesive spray on my patchwork projects.
I’ve used Schmetz needles for many many years and love them. But I would love to try some different Schmetz needles! I have a twin needle and have used it but I had no idea there were so many different types and that they had so many different uses. I will be trying some of the new uses!
My problem is there are so many different types of needles. It would be great if our Bernina sewing center would have a one-day hands-on class to demonstrate and learn about the needles.
A day to test needles is a fun idea! Maybe in combination with testing presser feet? Since needle and presser feet can help sewing various materials, I think a combo might be best to test! I suggest you contact your dealer if they would be interested to organize such a workshop/ event
I would most like to try the superstretch needle. Until recently I rarely used stretch materials but now I have two great-nieces and have been sewing for them, mostly on jersey fabrics using jersey needles. I would like to attach a picture but the server won’t let me! (Even though under 400kb)
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I’m still exploring needles with free motion on Q20. Choosing the right one is getting easier with articles such as this one. I like the gold.
I would like to try the black super universal needles, please
I am most anxious to try the black non-stick needles. Schmetz has always meant quality.
I would love trying the black and gold needles.It would be fun to add them to my needle collection.
Interesting read with really useful information. Thanks.
love schmetz needles, wonderful information. Will have to get some of the black needles to give a try!
I use nothing but Schmitz needles and only Schmitz for the last 20 years. My daughter started sewing and that is what I encouraged her to use.
I would like to try all of these needles to be honest but especially the gold ones. I already use Schmetz needles and love their quality. thanks for this chance.
I would love to try both the gold and black needles but especially the gold
I love Schmetz needles and would like to try the gold and black needles. Thanks for the opportunity!
Very interested to try both the black and gold needles as I have never used them before. Particularly interested in the gold jeans needle and the black universal sewing needle. would be interested in seeing more sew-alongs and sewing tips and tricks.
I would like to find out if the black and gold needles also come in industrial machine needles
I have industrial embroidery machines and would like to use it on special projects if they are available
I would love to try those black needles with my embroidery all over quilting
I only use Smetz needles , but I want to try the top-stitch Gold for FMQ
I would love to try the black super stretch needles. I sew a lot of knits and athletic wear. Thank you!
Gold jeans needle
It’s wonderful to see there are new needles that will make a big difference to my sewing experience. Needles that can glide through different materials without snags or skipped stitches when using the black super stretch needles is going to be a joy. I’m looking forward to seeing & buying them in South Africa when available. As it will be great as to have more professional finishes to my projects.
I would love to try an assortment of needles! Who know so many attributes.
I love both the gold and black needles for sewing and embroidery. Are they available in the ELX 705 overlocker needle sizes?
Hi Marlys,
I only found Universal and Jersey ELX 705 needles from Schmetz, I can’t see the black or gold needles for it.
I’ve been sewing for over 50 years and I continue to learn. I would like the opportunity to learn more about the black needles with fine silks. Especially in my Bernina serger.
Good morning. I have used mostly Schmetz needles for sewing for several decades. They do a good job for a wide variety of applications. I’ve not tried the new black needles and would like a chance to do so. More information on double and triple needle threading would be useful. Thank you.
Hi Carol, crossing my fingers that you will get a chance to try them!
If you want more info to threading twin and tripple needles, check this article: Twin needles – Threating, stitch settings and creative techniques
Should you have additional questions to threading, leave a comment and I’ll try to help to the best of my abilities!
j’aimerai tester les aiguiiles or et noires, pour l’instant j’ai du mal à en trouver car mon fournisseur a son site en panne, je n’utilise que des aiguilles Schmetz pour ma Bernina 1011
We have a longarm business and use Schmetz 90/14 stretch needles for batiks and quilts using fusible material. We have had better result with the stretch needles than microtex and would be interested in trying the new stretch needles.
I really enjoyed this article and would like an opportunity to try some of these! I go through a lot of machine needles😊
Thank you for such an interesting article on the various Schmetz needles, so useful to know that such special needle are available for different fabrics and techniques.
Really enjoyed the clear explanation of a complicated topic. The needle used is so important in achieving professional results. Thanks for this tutorial.
I would love to try Black or Gold, as both are new to me. I quilt, make bags, appliqué and embroider. Golds for strength and blacks for non-stick.
WowWould love to try the 3x gold stitch needle and the5x gold jeans needle.The latter is to create a play blanchet for my soon to be born grand nephew, for which I will use old jeans of mine as the siding that will go on the floor and comforty and soft material for the top side on which baby can play.Thank you M-C
I wouls love to try the Black Super Stretch Needles as I have never heard of them before.I would love to read articles with tips and tricks for my overlocker and coverstitch machine.
I would love to try the hemstitch needle…didn’t even know it existed.Would love to see embroidery tutorials
Hi Adel,
Yes, the Hemstitch needle fascinated me as well! What kind of embroidery tutorials would you like to see? Different machine embroidery techniques or programming tutorials for the software? Or both? 🙂
Thank you for the info I ever knew there is so many different needles that bernina use
I prefer Schmetz needles but I’ve never used their gold topstitch needle. I’d love to give that ago. Thx
Great information Gold needles which come with a Titanium Nitride coating would be great longer life.
I am excited to try any of the black needles.
I’d like to try the Black Super Stretch Needles. I have not sewn with the black needles and would like to try them out. Kim
Great information, thank you. I’m hoping I’m correct here – GOLD TOPSTITCH would be great for my quilting. (but also happy with anything available in the giveaway)Sad to say this, but I tend to use the same needle for all work out of habit I suppose, so I’m sure I would notice a difference.
I am extremely interested in trying the Gold Jeans Needles. I have a number of jeans that are way too long (even the so-called petite or short jeans) fail to meet my need for jeans that actually fit my short frame. I have tried several different techniques that have ended with bent or broken needles. Help is needed. Thank a bunch!
Thanks for this article. I’m really keen to try out some of the gold and black needles
The black super universal needles sound interesting to me. My Bernina 550QE gets quite a workout.
I have been wanting to try a double needle on my 770QE. I love Schmetz, they last longer and give superior results.
I’d love to try the Gold Topstitch needles! I’ve used “regular” topstitch needles in the past and liked them, so I’m anxious to try the gold ones to see the difference.