oneyone, I am pleased to see someone posting this as I saw a recommendation in a book a couple of years ago and decided to give them a try, and the rest, as they say is history. GREAT needle for quilting and definitely cuts out most of thread breakage, especially on FMQ. I now use them all the time and mostly use the same size as I used before, size 12. I have to order a couple of packs in advance as they are not always available, maybe because us quilters have caught on
