Double-Eye Machine Needle...

I recently received the June/July 2019 issue of Threads.  Unfortunately, I'm generally luke warm about receiving this magazine anymore.  It just haven't sparked much interest in the last couple of years.   However, this issue has a couple of interesting articles.  The first on being "The Double-Eye Machine Needle".  This caught my attention because I hadn't seen nor heard of this type of needle before.  It's just a little two-page article but it is stuffed full of information.  Here's the Schmetz version:

I found the Schmetz double needle at Create For Less (affiliate link).  There is a $10 minimum at this site but I'm sure I can find something else that is needed in my sewing room like a tape measure. 

There were two things in the article that really had my attention.  The first one was the single-thread basting ability.  Who doesn't like to baste to check the fit on garments?  The second one was for top stitching.  Many top stitching threads don't come in a lot of colors.  However, using this needle you can easily use two strands of thread at once.  This would make you top stitching stand out a bit more than with regular thread.  Using decorative stitches with the needle could be interesting also but that would be after playing with the other two options.

Remember slow down, take your time, or your machine may not grab both thread.  In the 80s and 90s, I owned a sewing machine that had a special needle that would do a long basting stitch.  It was a useful stitch. 

So, I'm intrigued by this needle.  I will be ordering something very soon.  I'll show my samples.  I want to play with the top stitching both a single stitch and a triple stitch, and the basting stitch.

Have you used this needle type?  Did it work out well for you?  If not, what were the issues?

Happy Stitching!