Change sewing needle after every project.
What size needle to use for vinyl.
A dull needle is not good news with this material.
If you re wondering what needle to use for vinyl then the answer is leather or jeans needle.
Donot use leather sewing needles as it will tear into the material.
With these tips.
Cut vinyl edges straight.
You can even use jean twin needles for perfect parallel stitching.
The size of the needle you want should correlate with the fabric you are sewing.
Use tissue paper under and on top of the vinyl fabric to make sewing vinyl even easier.
To butt vinyl seams.
For context a 12 80 needle is small and a 22 140 is a very large needle.
If your pack doesn t list any needle type at all it s a universal needle or r point.
Keep in mind that vinyl can be seamed together or their edges can be butted against each other and stitched as a method of joining pieces.
If you use a 70 10 needle to sew two pieces of denim chances are that needle will be out of service very quickly.
The size needle you need depends on the weight of your fabric.
Industry experts suggest using an 80 12 leather needle when embroidering on leather as it has a wedge point in the shape of a triangle which reduces the size of the hole made while stitching into the leather.
These needles are thick and can stand the pressure of sewing with thickly layered fabrics.
Lessen the pressure on the pressure foot.
A thicker heavier fabric will require a larger needle than a lightweight sheer.
But for thicker vinyl use denim sewing needles.
If you find a leather or denim needle that s a size 90 14 you re in the clear.
If you re not familiar with sewing needle types and sizes you might find this tutorial helpful.
For a general reference you can use this chart.
Let s look at some general guidelines.
It s all about the needle design.
Think of it like this a size 70 10 needle is for fine fabrics and the strength or the shaft and point are designed as such.
To be honest i don t practice what i m going to preach.
You can use this type of needle on vinyl leather etc.
But i do have a reasonably good explanation as to why.
Use a leather needle and it may be helpful to use a teflon presser foot which allows the material to glide into the path of stitching.
You can normally find these in universal leather or denim.
What needle should i use for vinyl.
Adjust the stitch length to 3 for ordinary stitching and 4 for top stitching.
Leather 90 14 or universal 100 16.
Confusingly though most packs of universal needles do not have the type of point listed anywhere on the package.