Members DavidL Posted September 3, 2012 Members Report Posted September 3, 2012 I'm currently using the tandy large eye needle and they are absolutely terrible. What needle size would be the best for .5mm thread for 10 spi? Quote
Members katsass Posted September 3, 2012 Members Report Posted September 3, 2012 (edited) I'm currently using the tandy large eye needle and they are absolutely terrible. What needle size would be the best for .5mm thread for 10 spi? From the grumpy old guy: I hand stitch everything I do, and use #1 harness needles. In my opinion you should use nothing larger than #0 (zero) sized needles. Mike P.S.Needles are sized (from larger to smaller) #00, #0, #1 etc. Edited September 3, 2012 by katsass Quote
Members DavidL Posted September 3, 2012 Author Members Report Posted September 3, 2012 From the grumpy old guy: I hand stitch everything I do, and use #1 harness needles. In my opinion you should use nothing larger than #0 (zero) sized needles. Mike P.S.Needles are sized (from larger to smaller) #00, #0, #1 etc. im looking to do watch bands and wallets, would a size 7 be used for that or could a #1 harness needle be used Quote
Members katsass Posted September 4, 2012 Members Report Posted September 4, 2012 im looking to do watch bands and wallets, would a size 7 be used for that or could a #1 harness needle be used Yes, for watch bands I'd use a smaller needle. Mike Quote
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