Needle Size Conversion Chart

Needle Size Conversion Chart

Needle and sewing machine companies have evolved many needle sizing conventions. The most popular are the Organ / Singer and Metric sizes that we show for every product. For example 16/100 means Organ / Singer size 16 or Metric size 100. This chart lets you convert any needle size into roughly equivalent sizes in other sizing needle sizing conventions.

Organ / Singer

4

5

6

7

8

9

10

11

12

13

14

15

16

Metric

40

45

50

55

60

65

70

75

80

85

90

95

100

Union Special

022

025

027

028/30

032

034

036

038

040

Columbia US 251

0

1

1½

2

2½

3

3½

Columbia US 251 LG

5

10

15

20

25

30

35

Lewis

2

2½

3

3½

4

Merrow

000

00

0

1

2

3

4

Fleece

000

00

0

1

Wilcox & Gibbs (Old)

00

0

1

2

3

4

Wilcox & Gibbs (New)

22

24

25

27

30

32

36

40

Wilcox & Gibbs (Flat)

1

1½

2

3

4

459 R

21

20

19

18

17

16

15

14

13

12

11

292 Borns

22

21

20

18

16

14

13

12

11

10

9

7

754 Schiffli

00

0

1

2

Organ / Singer

17

17

19

20

21

22

22½

23

23½

24

25

26

27

Metric

105

110

120

125

130

140

150

160

170

180

200

230

250

Union Special

042

044

046/048

049

054

060

067

078

078/080

090

100

Columbia US 251

4

4½

5

5½

Columbia US 251 LG

40

45

50

Lewis

4½

5

5½

6

7

Merrow

5

6

7

8

9

10

Fleece

2

3

4

5

Wilcox & Gibbs (Old)

5

6

7

8

9

10

Wilcox & Gibbs (New)

44

48

49

52

Wilcox & Gibbs (Flat)

459 R

10

9

8

7

6

292 Borns

5

4

3

2

1

0

754 Schiffli

3

4

5

6

7

Courtesy--Diamond Needle Corporation