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135x17 vs 135x16

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I have a juki ls 1341 cylinder bed sewing machine.  Is there much difference in the 135x17 (standard for the machine) and the 135x16 needle system?

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135x17 is a needle for cloth / woven materials and 135x16 is a needle for leather and similar material with a cutting tip

There are a lot of different leather tips depending on how you want your seams to look like.

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@Constabulary is correct.  You will want to use a 135x17 needle for fabric as it has a rounded point to separate the fibers when the needle goes through. Using a 135x16 on fabric can result in fraying along the stitch line as it will cut the fabric to make a hole.  If I am sewing fabric to leather, I use a 135x17 as it will sew the leather but not harm the fabric.  

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