Betweens Hand Sewing Needles

Crafty Quilting Betweens Needles

These ‘Betweens’ needles are made from high quality hardened steel and nickel plated for a super smooth finish. They are packed in a reusable plastic sticking holder to keep them all aligned and placed in a kraft brown envelope wallet (100 x 65mm). There are 20 needles in each pack size

Betweens Needles… also known as Quilting Needles. These needles are generally classed as a short needle in their class with a short elongated (more rounded) small eye. These needles are used for making fine stitches on heavy fabrics such as in tailoring, quilt making and other detailed handwork.

There are 2 pack options of Betweens Needles in this listing to offer a variety of size choices. Needle size is denoted by one or more numbers on the manufacturer's packet. The general convention for sizing of needles is within any given class of needle the length and thickness of a needle increases as the size number decreases. For example, a size 9 needle will be thicker and longer than a size 12 needle. However, the needle sizes are not standardized and so a size 10 of one class may be (and in some cases actually is) either thinner or finer than a size 12 of another type. I think manufacturers do this just to confuse us… so a reminder is that, if you have a size relating to a needle diameter and length in one class of needle – don’t expect it to be the same in another class of needle!

#1 Quilting Betweens 3/9 (x20)

This pack has 20 Betweens needles ranging from size 3 to 9. In this needle class a size 3 needle is thicker and longer than a size 9 so effectively this pack contains more of the largest size Betweens Needles.

Typically, the needle length range of the pack is between = 28mm to 38mm

The diameter of the needles (thickness) ranges between = 0.55mm to 0.85mm

Smallest to largest elongated eye diameter is between = 0.30mm to 0.50mm

Length of eye elongation (smallest to largest) = 1.00mm to 1.50mm

#2 Quilting Betweens 5/10 (x20)

This pack has 20 Betweens needles ranging from size 5 to 10. In this needle class a size 5 needle is thicker and longer than a size 10 so effectively this pack contains more of the smallest size Betweens Needles.

Typically, the needle length range of the pack is between = 28mm to 35mm

The diameter of the needles (thickness) ranges between = 0.48mm to 0.78mm

Smallest to largest elongated eye diameter is between = 0.25mm to 0.45mm

Length of eye elongation (smallest to largest) = 0.80mm to 1.20mm