The Groz-Beckert American Shoe #6 Jerk Needle (1155 NR.175) is a heavy duty needle used by shoe and saddle makers for hand sewing lock stitches and saddle stitches.

Diameter: 1.75mm

Length: 57mm

Price listed is for 1 needle. 

Use the #6 Jerk Needle with locking awl haft.  Together they create the perfect tool to sew shoe soles.  The size of the awl plus the curved fish hook needle is a necessary shape to reaching inside the toe area. 

Groz-Beckert is the world’s leading provider of industrial needles since 1852.  The family-owned company has production sites in Germany, Belgium, the Czech Republic, Portugal, the USA, India, China, and Vietnam.