This needle is a general all purpose sewing machine needle. The extra fine point cleanly passes through fabrics eliminating runs and pulls,
Microtex SharpA very slim needle with a thin shaft that helps make very straight stitches.
It was developed for the modern micro- fibers and polyesters and high thread count, high quality fabrics used today.
The point is very sharp — thus the name — but because of this it is a bit more fragile and needs to be changed more regularly.
This is a great needle for piecing high thread count fabrics like Batiks, silks, and microfibers. It is also used for beautiful topstitching or edge stitching