Originally Posted by sailsablazin
So would this be the same thing as a milliner's needle? That is what Sharon Shamber recommends to quilt with--and my local Joanne's had never heard of them. Easy to quilt with???
Exactly the same. Although theory says that the shorter the needle the shorter the stitch many of the older quilters used a longer needle. I was recently in Wales where a lady showed me some quilts made by a professional quilter in the '30's when women went round the rural villages quilting the tops the village women made. One quilt was unfinished and still threaded in the top was a long thin straw needle. I know that my grandmother used the same. Obviously the answer is use whatever needle best suits your hand.