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I've always seen that 135x17 is the fabric and ,135x16 are the leather. 

Well, this is how the 135x16s I just bought are labeled. 

I'm just bellyaching ... I sent the first set back because I didn't see the 135x16.  Oh well ...

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Posted (edited)

Yeah that's kinda odd way to mark the packs.  


Organ says when you take a 135x17 needle and make it a TRI it becomes a 135x16TRI.  I've seen that in their marketing material in the past.  I guess they just want to put it all out there for those that might be a bit confused in what to purchase? !

 

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6 hours ago, AlZilla said:

I've always seen that 135x17 is the fabric and ,135x16 are the leather. 

True.

I checked and searched the Organ website and couldn't find any info on the DP x 17D. I would drop them an email and ask for info.

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Labeling a leather point of any shape with a garment point designation is misleading. Leather cutting points tend to slice the fibers in cloth, webbing and serged patch borders. However, if any leather point has a snowball's chance in Hell of sewing cloth without destroying it, it is a diamond point needle. The shape is closer to round than the usual sideways slicing edge we have in leather points.

I haven't tried sewing patches on with a diamond point, and don't recommend it without testing it first on a disposable patch with the same type of edging.

I do use diamond/tri point needles on occasions when I want to sew close stitches that lay on top of leather projects, from end to end, versus S points that give a submerged appearance on the ends.

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