The John James - finest quality sewing needles. JJ18816 Regular Chenille Sewing Needle - Crewel / Ribbon Embroidery. Chenille sewing needles are large eye needles and are identical to a Tapestry or a Cross Stitch Needle in length and in diameter. However, the Chenille point is sharp, rather than round and blunt and is used in the art of crewel embroidery and ribbon embroidery. The most popular sizes are from a size 16 to a size 26 and each pack in this range contains 6 hand sewing needles except for size 16 which comes in a pack of 5. Please remember the higher the number the finer the sewing needle.