The John James - finest quality sewing needles. The Crafter's Collection is a brand new innovation in hand sewing needles with carefully selected needle combinations which have never been available before in individually designed packs. Embroidery Size 3/7. A needle combination designed to be used in the art of embroidery using floss and stranded cottons. This kit contains the most popular embroidery needle – a size 7. However size 3 and size 5 are ideal for the beginner or the embroiderer that prefers to use a larger needle, both sizes are easy to thread. Each pack contains 18 hand sewing needles: Embroidery size 3 x 5 needles; Embroidery size 5 x 4 needles + Embroidery size 7 x 9 needles.