Sewing Needles
Description
Description
These straight sewing needles are of the finest quality steel, and imported from England.
Some helpful hints about the needles:
- Darners have a long eye.
- Bookbinders have a rounder eye which is polished to reduce wear on the sewing thread.
- Beading needles have a narrow eye
- Gauge the needle eye opening. The larger the gauge, the finer the eye of the needle.
The following needle sizes with their length and diameter are:
Name Length (inches) Gauge Diameter (inches) Diameter (MM)
#1 Bookbinders 2-3/8" 19 (blunt tip) .042" 1.07
#1 Darner 2-1/4" 19 .042" 1.07
#3 Darner 2-1/8" 20.5 .034" 0.87
#5 Darner 1-3/4" 21.5 .030" 0.77
#12 Beading 2 " 28 .015" 0.36
#17 Long Darner 3-3/8" 17.5 .056" 1.42
#18 Darner 2-3/8" 18.5 .046" 1.17
#18 Bookbinding 2-1/2" 18.5 .046" 1.17
Upholstery 4" 15 .072" 1.83
Some helpful hints about the needles:
- Darners have a long eye.
- Bookbinders have a rounder eye which is polished to reduce wear on the sewing thread.
- Beading needles have a narrow eye
- Gauge the needle eye opening. The larger the gauge, the finer the eye of the needle.
The following needle sizes with their length and diameter are:
Name Length (inches) Gauge Diameter (inches) Diameter (MM)
#1 Bookbinders 2-3/8" 19 (blunt tip) .042" 1.07
#1 Darner 2-1/4" 19 .042" 1.07
#3 Darner 2-1/8" 20.5 .034" 0.87
#5 Darner 1-3/4" 21.5 .030" 0.77
#12 Beading 2 " 28 .015" 0.36
#17 Long Darner 3-3/8" 17.5 .056" 1.42
#18 Darner 2-3/8" 18.5 .046" 1.17
#18 Bookbinding 2-1/2" 18.5 .046" 1.17
Upholstery 4" 15 .072" 1.83