Originally Posted by quiltinggrandmaca
why hand quilting needles have such small eyes in them. It is so frustrating for me to thread these darn needles, even with a needle threader. The eyes are so small that sometimes the threader won't even hardly go through them. Just had to vent.
I'm going to take a "stab" at answering this question. I believe that it is because a larger eye could potentially leave a bigger "hole" in the fabric as you quilt, which of course is not particularly esthetically pleasing. At least that's my theory.
But I also agree with you that it's difficult to thread a quilting needle (especially the smaller ones) with quilting thread ... seems these needles have tinier eyes, and we all know quilting thread is a little bit thicker than what we sew with in our machines. You'd think the manufacturers could get it right :roll: