John James Chenille Hand Needles

John James Chenille Hand Needles

• Chenille sewing needles are large eye needles and are identical to a Tapestry or a Cross Stitch Needle in length and in diameter. However, the Chenille point is sharp, rather than round and blunt and is used in the art of crewel embroidery and ribbon embroidery. Originally they were used for chenille work, hence the name.

• We offer Chenille needles in an array of sizes ranging from size18 to size 26, 

  The finer sizes of 18 to 26 are also used in ribbon embroidery and embroidering with Perlé threads.

• Images for promotional purposes, Product may vary according to size. Please see needles per pack size. 
• Sizes 18 to 26 contains 6 needles
  Multi size packs: 18/22 and 18/24 contains 6 needles

• Chenille – JJ188
  Size	Length mm	Diameter mm	Diameter Thousandths of an Inch
  13	69	2.34	0.092
  14	58	2.03	0.080
  16	52.5	1.63	0.064
  18	48.5	1.27	0.050
  20	44	1.09	0.043
  22	40.5	0.94	0.037
  24	37	0.76	0.030
  26	34	0.61	0.024