SCHMETZ household needles
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The following two needle types are generally used for household sewing machines: System 130/705 (flat piston) and System 287 WH / 1738 (round bottom flask). Of these two, the 130/705 system is more widely used today.
The thickness of the needle is given in 1/100 millimeters. Example: NM70 = 0.7mm or NM100 = 1.0mm. You can also find the name from the USA such as 12/80. Both values included indicate the same needle size: the first number (12/..) according to the outdated Singer standard, the second (../80) according to the modern NM standard.
The width of the needle eye is usually 40% of the needle diameter.
Packaging: SB = self-service = blister-packed (for hanging and presenting, often used in specialist retailers and major distributors)
130/705 with short tip and slanted fillet bottom