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Needle size to Thread size charts

Chart 1
Polyester stranded TKT
Polyester stranded TEX
Polyester stranded Government VT285 types I&II
Polyester monofilament TEX
Polyester monofilament TKT
Polyester monofilament Government VT285 type III

Chart 2
Polyester, spun
Polyester, multifilament
Polyester, textured
Nylon stranded TKT
Nylon stranded Government VT295 types I&II
Nylon monofilament TKT

Chart 3
Synthetic
Generic TEX
Metric synthetic
unknown (letter/number)
T-series
Government

Chart 4
Cotton, polyester core
Cotton
Cotton, soft
Cotton, mercerized

Chart 5
Cotton 4-cord
Cotton 3-cord
Linen
Silk

Needle size	Polyester stranded TKT	Polyester stranded TEX	Polyester stranded Gov. VT285 types I&II	Polyester mono TEX	Polyester mono TKT	Polyester mono Gov. VT285 type III
60	12	12
65	12, 15	12, 16	00
70	12, 15, 23	12, 16, 24	00, A/3
80	23, 30	24, 30	A/3, AA/2
90	23, 30, 46	24, 30, 45	AA/2, B2	45	46	B
100	30, 46, 69	30, 45, 70	AA/2, B/2, E/3	45, 70	46, 69	B, E
110	46, 69	45, 70	B/2, E/3	45, 70	46, 69	B, E
120	69, 92	70, 90	E/3, F/4	70, 90	69, 92	E, F
140	92, 138	90, 135	F/4, FF/3	90, 120	92, 110	F
150	138	135	FF/3	90, 120	92, 110	F
160	138	135	FF/3	120	110
180	138, 207	135, 210	FF/3, #3	120	110
200	207, 277	210	#3
230	207, 277, 346	210, 270	#3, #4
250	207, 277, 346, 415	210, 270	#3, #4
280	277, 346, 415	270	#4
300	346, 415
330	415
350	415

Needle size	Spun polyester	Multifilament polyester	Textured polyester	Nylon stranded TKT	Nylon stranded Gov. VT295 types 1&2	Nylon mono TKT
55		15
60	120	15, 18	150, T-18
65	120, 100	18	150, T-18			15-00
70	100	23	200, T-24	23	A/3	15-00, 23,
75	70	23, 25	200, T-24	23		23,
80	70	25, 33	300, T-35	23, 33	A/3, AA/3	23, 37-B,
90	50, 40	33	300, T-35, 450	33, 46-2, 46	AA/3, B2, B3	37-B, 37-5, 46-5X,
100	50, 40	46	450	33, 46-2, 46, 58, 69	B2, B3, E3	37-5, 46-5X, 58-8, 69-8X
110	30, 24	46, 69	600	46-2, 46, 58, 69	B2, B3, E3	37-5, 46-5X, 58-8, 69-8X
120	30, 24	69	600	58, 69, 92, 99	E3, F4	58-8, 69-8X, 92,
140	16	92, 99		92, 99, 138	F4, FF3	92, 125, 138
160	16, 12	92, 99		138	FF3	125, 138, 147
180	12	138		138, 207	FF3, 3/3	125, 138, 147
200		138		207, 277	3/3	147
230				207, 277, 346	3/3, 4/3	147
250				207, 277, 346, 415	3/3, 4/3	147
280				277, 346, 415	4/3
300				346, 415
330				415
350

Needle size	Synthetic	Generic TEX	Metric synthetic	unknown	T-	Goverment
55		16			T-16	00
60		16, 18			T-16	00
65		18, 21	130
70		21, 24	130		T-23	A
75		24, 27, 30	120	B	T-23	A
80	120, 100	27, 30, 35	120, 100	B	T-35	AA
90	100, 80	35, 40, 45	100, 75	B, C	T-35	AA
100	80, 60	40, 45, 50	75	B, C	T-50	B
110		50, 60, 70	50	C, E, F	T-50, T-70	B, E
120		60, 70, 80	50, 30	C, E, F, FF	T-70	E
140		80, 90, 105	30, 25	#125, #250	T-90, T-105	F
160		90, 105, 120, 135	25, 20	#250	T-90, T-105	F
180		120, 135, 180	20, 15	#250, #343	T-150	FF
200		180	15	#343	T-150, T-200	FF, #3
230				#343, #350	T-200, T-300	#3, #4
250				#350	T-300	#4, #5
280				#350	T-450	#5, #6
300					T-450	#6
330

Needle size	Cotton Polyester core	Cotton	Soft Cotton	Mercerized cotton
55
60
65			90, 80	0000
70	100		90, 80	0000
75	100		70	000, 00/2
80	70	60, 50	70, 60, 50	000, 00/2, 00/3
90	70, 50	50, 40	60, 50, 40, 36	00/3, 0
100	50, 40	40, 30	40, 36, 30	0, A, B
110	40, 30		36, 30, 24	A, B, C
120	30		30, 24	C, D
130	24		24/4, 20/4, 16/4	D, E
140	24		24/4, 20/4, 16/4,12/4	E
160	16		12/4
180	16, 12
	12

Needle size	Cotton 4-cord	Cotton 3-cord	Linen	Silk
55
60
65		90/3
70		90/3, 80/3
75		90/3, 80/3, 70/3
80	60/4	80/3, 70/3, 60/3		100, #00, #0
90	60/4	60/3, 50/3	70	80, #0, A
100	60/4, 50/4, 40/4	50/3, 40/3, 36/3	60	70, A, B
110	50/4, 40/4, 36/4, 30/4	40/3, 36/3, 30/3, 24/3		B, C
120	40/4, 30/4, 24/4, 20/4	24/3, 20/3		D, E
140	16/4, 12/4	16/3, 12/3, 10/3
160	12/4	12/3, 10/3
180	12/4, 10/4	10/3
200	10/4
230	10/4	8/3
250		8/3
280		8/3
300
330	8/4, (8/5)

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Needle size to Thread size charts

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