For those of you who don't want to change sewing machine needles very often. Years ago I bought Titanium needles for my combo embroidery/sewing machine. These needles are amazing! They last forever! Mine are the Organ HAx130EB 80/12. I bought mine from All Brands in Baton Rouge, LA.
The only time I had any trouble with these needles was when I was doing some paper piecing with several layers of Batik fabrics and it just refused to sew all those layers together without skipping stitches. Finally had to go to a denim needle to get it done.