How many stitches does the sewing machine usually use to sew clothes?

If it is a shirt, the suggested size is11; If it is chiffon, then use No.9; If it is a down jacket, use No.7; If it is a thick cowboy, use 16 and 18.

Even on the same sewing equipment, different needles should be used to sew different fabrics. Practical experience tells us that the stitch size of thin fabric is small, and the stitch size of thick fabric is large. This is mainly because different needle numbers represent different needle lengths and diameters. Thick fabrics need longer and thicker needles, while thin fabrics need thinner and shorter needles.

Extended data:

When users buy machine needles, they usually refer to the X needle, that is, the needle number specification of the machine needle. Needle number, which is used to distinguish different sewing machine needles and indicates the diameter of the needle body. There are three ways to express the needle number of sewing machine: counting system, metric system and British system.

The numbering system, the so-called "Shengjia system", was developed on the basis of the parts numbering of Shengjia sewing machine in the United States. It is the most commonly used method for users to indicate the number of needles in a machine. The bigger the number, the thicker the needle. Metric system measures the diameter of needle body with one hundredth millimeter as the basic unit; The English system is similar to the metric system, and the needle diameter of the needle is measured with one thousandth of an inch as the basic unit.

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