Schmetz Hemstitch Needle 120/19 - 101009

The Schmetz Hemstitch Needle, also known as a sword or wing needle, is used for decorative stitches, broderie anglaise and whitework embroidery in loosely woven fabrics such as linen. When sewing, holes are created in the seam, acting as a decorative element without having to remove the threads in the woven fabric beforehand like you do when sewing by hand. Always use the Hemstitch Needle with a zigzag needle plate with an elongated stitch hole. Use a satin stitch or zigzag foot as the sewing foot. If available, use the button for the hemstitch or twin needle. Otherwise, reduce the stitch width so that the needle does not strike the sewing foot or the needle plate.