John James - Long Darners / Darning Needles Long Darners are another form of a darning needle. The extra length and large eyes make them suitable for mending with yarn. However Long Darners are also a popular needle to use in the soft furnishing and curtain trades. These needles with their extra length make them an ideal tool to use during basting and layering of fabrics together especially in the craft of quilting. We offer 2 multi packs of assorted sizes, size 1/5 and size 3/9 as well and packs of size 7 or size 9. 6 needles per pack Size 1 75mm length x 1.02mm diameterSize 3 70mm length x 0.86mm diameterSize 5 64mm length x 0.76mm diameterSize 7 58mm length x 0.69mm diameter Size 9 52mm length x 0.61mm diameter View the John James needle guide here