A needle bar holder for a sewing machine head, including: a revolver configured to hold a plurality of separate needle bars; a motor operably coupled to the revolver for rotating the revolver; and a means for ensuring alignment and stability of the revolver when one of the plurality of separate needle bars are selected for a sewing process.

A composite sewing head, including; a feed needle bar configured to drive a feed needle; and a catcher needle bar configured to drive a catcher needle, wherein the feed needle bar and the catcher needle bar are configured to have linear and rotary motion when a stitch is created by the composite sewing head.

A composite sewing head, including; a feed needle bar configured to drive a feed needle; and a catcher needle bar configured to drive a catcher needle, wherein the feed needle bar and the catcher needle bar are configured to have linear and rotary motion when a stitch is created by the composite sewing head.