Applique Joe

The Applique Joe Needle & Stability Matrix

Commercial embroidery reference — DBxK5 (GB/Organ) for standard production, DBX1 FHS (Schmetz) for heavy thread. Use-case config, brand cross-reference, and production-floor troubleshooting.

System A DBxK5

{{ needleSystems.dbxk5.aliases }} · {{ needleSystems.dbxk5.eye }}

{{ needleSystems.dbxk5.role }}

System B DBX1 FHS Schmetz

{{ needleSystems.dbx1_fhs.aliases }} · {{ needleSystems.dbx1_fhs.eye }}

{{ fhsNote }}

{{ selectedUseCase.description }}

{{ selectedUseCase.examples }}

{{ selectedUseCase.stretch_note }}

Recommended Configuration
{{ pointStyle.label }} {{ bodyVariant.short }} {{ modifier.label }} {{ selectedUseCase.rule_type }}
Body Variant

{{ bodyVariant.name }}

{{ bodyVariant.purpose }}

Point Style

{{ pointStyle.label }}

{{ pointStyle.behavior }}

Needle Size

{{ currentSize }}

Backing Rule

{{ selectedUseCase.backing_rule }}

Order-Ready Brand SKUs

FHS Note{{ fhsNote }}
{{ b.name }}

{{ brandSkus[b.key] }}

{{ brandSkus.notes[b.key] }}

{{ b.note }}

Point Code Cross-Reference

Groz-Beckert

{{ pointStyle.gb }}

Schmetz

{{ pointStyle.schmetz }}

Organ

{{ pointStyle.organ }}

Production Alerts

{{ alert.severity === 'critical' ? 'Critical' : 'Note' }} {{ alert.text }}

Thread Weight → Size Matrix

Weight Size
{{ spec.weight }} {{ spec.size }}

{{ photoScanTips.intro }}

Beta
  • •{{ tip }}

{{ photoScanTips.qualityNote }}

Take Photo or Upload Pack Label

Tap to open camera or choose an image file

Needle pack preview

{{ ocrStatus }}

{{ ocrParseResult.quality.message }}

Detected Markings — uncheck noise, then decode

{{ ocrParseResult.rawOcr }}

{{ photoScanError }}

Decoded Label From Photo {{ decodeResult.brand_label }} {{ decodeResult.confidence }}

{{ decodeResult.summary }}

{{ token.label }}

{{ token.value }}

Body Variant

{{ decodeResult.body.name }}

{{ decodeResult.body.when }}

Point Style

{{ decodeResult.point.label }}

{{ decodeResult.point.behavior }}

Equivalent Codes on Other Brands

Groz-Beckert

{{ decodeResult.cross_ref.groz_beckert }}

Schmetz

{{ decodeResult.cross_ref.schmetz }}

Organ

{{ decodeResult.cross_ref.organ }}

Best Matching Use Cases — Click to Load

Note {{ w }}

How to Read a Needle Label — 5 Steps

Step {{ step.order }}

{{ step.title }}

{{ step.detail }}

{{ step.example }}

DBxK5 example

DBxK5 · SAN 1 · RG · GEBEDUR · 75/11

Large-eye embroidery → reinforced cap body → hybrid point → titanium → size.

DBX1 FHS example

DBX1 · 16X231 · FHS · 100/16

Schmetz heavy-thread path → fixed hook geometry → Burmilana / Tex 80 — no retiming between sizes.

{{ p.gb }} {{ p.label }}

{{ p.behavior }}

GB{{ p.gb }}
Schmetz{{ p.schmetz }}
Organ{{ p.organ }}

{{ p.best_for }}

{{ b.name }}

{{ b.short }}

{{ b.purpose }}

{{ b.when }}

GB {{ b.gb }}
Schmetz {{ b.schmetz }}
Organ {{ b.organ }}

{{ m.label }}

{{ m.description }}

GB: {{ m.gb }}

Schmetz: {{ m.schmetz }}

Organ: {{ m.organ }}

{{ fineThreadSizeNote }}

{{ burmilanaThreadNote }}

Size Thread Use
{{ row.size }} {{ row.thread }} {{ row.use }}

{{ mastersPack.title }}

{{ mastersPack.subtitle }}

FHS{{ mastersPack.fhs_note }}

{{ schmetzDiscontinuedNote }}

{{ item.priority }} Applique Joe Stock {{ item.brand }}

{{ item.sku }}

Mat. {{ item.mat_no }}

{{ item.purpose }}

{{ mastersPack.title }}

{{ mastersPack.subtitle }}

{{ item.brand }}

{{ item.sku }}

Mat. {{ item.mat_no }}

Pro-Shop Troubleshooting
Fix

{{ item.fix }}

Target SKU

{{ item.sku_hint }}

{{ item.detail }}