Originally Posted by
Pudge
I'm trying King Tut thread for the first time. The spool recommends a 90/14 topstitching needle. I have a quilting 90/14 needle on hand, no topstitching needles in the larder. Not so happy about the hole size its making, seems too big.
Before I waste time messing around - either dashing off to Joann's or trying a universal 80/12- can folks experienced with this thread tell me if they've been successful substituting a smaller, "non-topstitching" needle using Tut?
I rarely use it in my DSM as it's rather thick and I quilt on a long arm. On the long arm, I have to use an 18 needle (which is a larger one). I do think you will need that 14 topstitching needle to get the quality of stitch and to prevent shredding with King Tut.