I received a lovely package from Polyparrot with size 10,11,12 orange needles. I can firstly tell you the orange needles resolved the skipped stitches and I am back FMQ. I have tried the size 12 needles with my Connecting Threads, thread and works fine for FMQ. I am using a size 14 needle with my King Tut thread but could possibly go down to a size 12. Thank you Polyparrot for the needles and your words of wisdom. I am sure you have helped many others with thread issues like myself.