Embroidery, fashion, home sewing, quilting, 'Certain Stitch' needles have been developed to give consistent stitches. There are many ways to use the needles from expertly hand stitched hems and hand quilting to top stitching and surface embellishments. A band of colour on the needle shaft helps to see how long the stitch should be resulting in stitches which are evenly spaced and of a consistent length.