I had a bad day for machine needles yesterday, tried 5, and changed the thread before I got a decent stitch. That's not happened for ages. Maybe like my machine you'll have to try a couple of combinations. My fabric was a jersey, but more a lightweight t shirt fabric, and just kept skipping stitches all along the seam.
Atm, it's sewing fine with a very fine needle (not ballpoint), and a change of thread. No idea why it threw a tantrum, it's an old Singer and they are usually very forgiving.
Jessie