The SCHMETZ Gold TopStitch Needle has a Titanium Nitride coating. The wear protection coating is significantly harder than the standard coating and ensures an extra-long needle life. It has a slightly rounded point and an elongated eye providing less stress on the thread as it passes through the eye. It's useful for sewing with metallic, heavy, multiple, and poor-quality threads. Achieve perfectly straight and even stitches when using a straight-stitch needle plate. A popular needle choice for machine embroidery.