Originally Posted by
Geri B
Recd the milliners #11 needle as recommended by several sites on hexies.....OMG where is the eye..it is soooo tiny.....I had trouble even threading with silk thread....those crazy wire threaders wouldn't even go thru. I have one of those clover table threaders...forget that too. What kind of needles are you using for piecing.....I must say once I finally got that baby threaded..it went thru that fabric like a warm knife thru butter....and it is a longer needle.....better get thicker glasses for the next threading of the invisible eye!
I use the John James size 11 Big Eye quilting needle. I found them on line. they are small needles and like you said, they go thru the fabric like butter but the eye is larger and not to difficult to thread.