Choosing the right sewing
C needle and size
C needle and size
As a guide always remember the general rule of the
bigger the number the finer the sewing needle.
See How Needles are Made
See How Needles are Made
Sharps
These needles are the most popular needle
for general sewing.
for general sewing.
Size 2, 3 and 4 medium to heavy fabrics
Size 5, 6, 7, 8, 9,10 light to medium fabrics
Size 11 and 12 fine fabrics or creating small
delicate stitches
delicate stitches
These needles have long eyes, and are used for mending
and darning using cotton or yarn.
and darning using cotton or yarn.
In addition to being a darning needle these needles are
useful to use during basting and layering fabrics together.
useful to use during basting and layering fabrics together.
These are long needles with long eyes making them
ideal for spanning large holes during mending,
using cotton or yarn. Size 14/18 are useful needles
to use when sewing pieces of knitting or crochet
ideal for spanning large holes during mending,
using cotton or yarn. Size 14/18 are useful needles
to use when sewing pieces of knitting or crochet
together.
Curved needles are great for those difficult tasks:
sewing fabric boxes together or repairing lampshades.
sewing fabric boxes together or repairing lampshades.
These needles are available for hand stitching and
machine stitching and are ideal when working with
leather, suede and other tough materials.
machine stitching and are ideal when working with
leather, suede and other tough materials.
Traditional Craft
Depending on the type of craft or project you are
working on will determine the type of needle you
working on will determine the type of needle you
will require. Sometimes you may need to use the
same needle type across a variety of sizes to
same needle type across a variety of sizes to
complete your project or indeed you may require
an array of different types of needle.
an array of different types of needle.
These needles have a large eye and a blunt round
point designed for the use in needlepoint, petit
point, countered cross stitch and plastic canvas work.
Size 13, 14 Suitable for children to use
when stitching on Binca or
6hpi Aida fabric.
when stitching on Binca or
6hpi Aida fabric.
Size 16, 18, and 20 Suitable for tapestry
Size 22, 24, 26 and 28 Commonly used in cross stitch
and petit point.
and petit point.
Embroidery needles have a long eye which makes
threading the needle so much easier when using
threading the needle so much easier when using
multiple strands of thread. The most popular sizes
used to embroider are size 7 and 9.
used to embroider are size 7 and 9.
Because of their large eye these needles are suitable
for general sewing. They are ideal for people
who have difficulty seeing the eye of a needle.
for general sewing. They are ideal for people
who have difficulty seeing the eye of a needle.
These needles have a large eye and a sharp point
and are used in the art of crewel embroidery and
ribbon embroidery. Sizes range from 13 to 26;
the most popular sizes are 16 to 26. Size 13 and 14
are commonly used for heavy and coarse fabrics.
and are used in the art of crewel embroidery and
ribbon embroidery. Sizes range from 13 to 26;
the most popular sizes are 16 to 26. Size 13 and 14
are commonly used for heavy and coarse fabrics.
These needles are very short and fine with a
round eye. The shorter length allows the
quilter to create quick and even stitching.
Sizes range from 5 to 12, we recommend
a beginner to use a size7 or a size 8.
Big Eye Quilting needles are designed
with a big eye for the ease of threading.
These needles are available in size 10.
Standard Beading needles are very fine and long,
with long eyes and are available in sizes 10 to 15.
These needles are suitable to use with beads, pearls
and sequins and they are particularly useful in
the art of threading and stringing pearls.
Short Beading needles are ideal when attaching beads
to fabric featuring additional embroidery.
with long eyes and are available in sizes 10 to 15.
These needles are suitable to use with beads, pearls
and sequins and they are particularly useful in
the art of threading and stringing pearls.
Short Beading needles are ideal when attaching beads
to fabric featuring additional embroidery.
These needles are long with round eyes and are
traditionally used in the art of hat making. They are
also used for pleating and creating fancy stitching
commonly known as smocking.
traditionally used in the art of hat making. They are
also used for pleating and creating fancy stitching
commonly known as smocking.
Machine needle sizes are always quoted in imperial
and metric. Regular point machine needles are
designed for domestic regular sewing machines
and are used for basic stitching.
and metric. Regular point machine needles are
designed for domestic regular sewing machines
and are used for basic stitching.
Size 9/70 light fabrics, silk and taffeta
Size 11/80 medium fabrics, cotton, linen and satin
Size 14/90 medium to heavy fabrics, this is an
ideal in between needle
ideal in between needle
Size 16/100 heavy fabrics, denim, tweeds, curtain
fabrics and soft furnishings
fabrics and soft furnishings
These machine needles are ideal to use on jersey,
stretch and synthetic fabrics
stretch and synthetic fabrics
These needles create trouble free seaming and
are the perfect complement to jersey and
synthetic fabrics.
are the perfect complement to jersey and
synthetic fabrics.
These needles are designed for heavy duty stitching
and are suitable for denim fabrics.
and are suitable for denim fabrics.
This needle forms parallel stitches.
Size 11 x 2mm fine to medium fabrics.
Size 14 x 4mm medium to heavy fabrics.
Use the standard needle threader for threading cotton/thread
and the chunky threader when using chunky yarn.
and the chunky threader when using chunky yarn.
Bodkins and Weaving needles are great for threading
tapes and elastics.
tapes and elastics.
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