What size sewing needles do you use...
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...for quilt piecing, medium weight calico. For 'free motion quilting' do you use a general needle or always a quilting needle.
Do you match the needle to the fabric or to the thread ?????
What brand do you prefer, Organ, Schmitz....whatever..............
Do you match the needle to the fabric or to the thread ?????
What brand do you prefer, Organ, Schmitz....whatever..............
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I was wondering the same thing earlier today because I need to buy some new needles. I ended up buying some Organ needles from an ebay seller, size 75/11. I found the following chart that answered a lot of my questions. Hope it helps.
http://www.sewing.org/files/guidelin...dle_charts.pdf
http://www.sewing.org/files/guidelin...dle_charts.pdf
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Oh, and you have to match the needle to the thread, b/c the thread goes through the needle. But then you also have to match the thread to the fabric to some degree, because if the thread is too thick for the fabric, you get slanted stitches. I like Superior needles, which are made by Organ.
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