Originally Posted by NewsletterBot
What are the differences between sewing machine needles? I see some say 70 or 90 and some have 70/140 or something like that....what are these numbers?
Marcia
Every needle package is marked with two numbers because the Europeans use a different numbering system than the US of A. Bigger numbers, bigger needles.
http://www.taunton.com/threads/pages/t00185.asp
Is a start.
tim in san jose