Lb, the chenille needles I have...and I only bought one size...feel exactly like tapestry needles except they have a sharp point. The eye of the chenille needle is the same size as the tapestry needle...length and size 24 tapestry is the same as a length and size 24 chenille...a 26 tapestry, the same as a 26 chenille, and so on. My embroidery needles feel thinner, with a smaller eye, sharper point...the length of tapestry and chenille needles feel different from embroidery needles, but I have never compared all of their actual lengths, so it could be my imagination or something as simple as the size of my embroidery needle. These "feel-like" comparisons are of my own eye and mind. This was my first experience with chenilles...I wanted to practice that pin stitch on aida... :-)