Needle Size Conversion Chart
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Needle Size Conversion Chart |
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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. |
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Organ / Singer |
4 |
5 |
6 |
7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
11 |
12 |
13 |
14 |
15 |
16 |
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Metric |
40 |
45 |
50 |
55 |
60 |
65 |
70 |
75 |
80 |
85 |
90 |
95 |
100 |
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Union Special |
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022 |
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025 |
027 |
028/30 |
032 |
034 |
036 |
038 |
040 |
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Columbia US 251 |
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0 |
1 |
1� |
2 |
2� |
3 |
3� |
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Columbia US 251 LG |
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5 |
10 |
15 |
20 |
25 |
30 |
35 |
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Lewis |
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2 |
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2� |
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3 |
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3� |
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4 |
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Merrow |
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000 |
00 |
0 |
1 |
2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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Fleece |
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000 |
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00 |
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0 |
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1 |
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Wilcox & Gibbs (Old) |
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00 |
0 |
1 |
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2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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Wilcox & Gibbs (New) |
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22 |
24 |
25 |
27 |
30 |
32 |
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36 |
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40 |
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Wilcox & Gibbs (Flat) |
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1 |
1� |
2 |
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3 |
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4 |
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459 R |
21 |
20 |
19 |
18 |
17 |
16 |
15 |
14 |
13 |
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12 |
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11 |
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292 Borns |
22 |
21 |
20 |
18 |
16 |
14 |
13 |
12 |
11 |
10 |
9 |
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7 |
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754 Schiffli |
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00 |
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0 |
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1 |
2 |
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Organ / Singer |
17 |
17 |
19 |
20 |
21 |
22 |
22� |
23 |
23� |
24 |
25 |
26 |
27 |
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Metric |
105 |
110 |
120 |
125 |
130 |
140 |
150 |
160 |
170 |
180 |
200 |
230 |
250 |
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Union Special |
042 |
044 |
046/048 |
049 |
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054 |
060 |
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067 |
078 |
078/080 |
090 |
100 |
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Columbia US 251 |
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4 |
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4� |
5 |
5� |
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Columbia US 251 LG |
40 |
45 |
50 |
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Lewis |
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4� |
5 |
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5� |
6 |
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7 |
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Merrow |
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5 |
6 |
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7 |
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8 |
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9 |
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10 |
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Fleece |
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2 |
3 |
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4 |
5 |
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Wilcox & Gibbs (Old) |
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5 |
6 |
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7 |
8 |
9 |
10 |
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Wilcox & Gibbs (New) |
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44 |
48 |
49 |
52 |
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Wilcox & Gibbs (Flat) |
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459 R |
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10 |
9 |
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8 |
7 |
6 |
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292 Borns |
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5 |
4 |
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3 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
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754 Schiffli |
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3 |
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4 |
5 |
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6 |
7 |
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