RIGHT NEEDLE AND THREAD FOR RIGHT CLOTH
Size of Needles
Cloth
Size of Threads
No. 9
Thin calico, silk, serge and muslin.
No. 80-100 cotton thread or fine silk
thread.
No. 11
Thin calico, cotton cloth, crepe de
Chine, hosiery and silk.
No. 60-100 cotton thread or ordinary
silk thread.
No. 14
Ordinary cotton cloth, thick silk, thin
woolen goods, towels and shirting.
No. 40-60 cotton thread or ordinary
silk thread.
No. 16
Thick cotton cloth, serge and thin
woolen goods.
No. 30-60 cotton thread or ordinary
silk thread.
No. 18
Ordinary woolen goods, trousers,
over-coats, thick calico and
children’s clothes.
No. 30-60 cotton thread or ordinary
silk thread.
NOTE:
Use a good quality mercerized cotton thread, if available, to avoid shrinking when laundered.
