Originally Posted by
Jane Quilter
The size 11 is a nice skinny straw with a tiny eye (ok for silk thread only), but again too long for my fingers.
I have no problem getting Aurifil 50/2 cotton through the size 11 JJ milliner's. I was struggling with the thimble & what finger to put it on. I kept using my index finger even though that's also the finger I use to sew. I finally got some of those Poke-a-Dot sticky thimbles and just stick it just to the left of where I hold the needle. It works perfectly for straws. If I find myself getting a dimple somewhere else because I've changed how I'm pushing the needle through, I just either move the thimble or add a 2nd thimble sticker on.