Products: Hand Sewing Needles
The John James Retail Range:
Standard Blister Packs - standard hand sewing needles on re-sealable blistered card that carry the famous yellow and black livery
The Premier Collection - these needles have something special from gold and platinum plating to a super-fine curved needle for sewing beads onto boxes.
The Gold'nGlide™ series - these gold eyed needles have an innovative coating for easy gliding through material.
Appliqué
Short, very fine needles for hand appliqué and detailed sewing on delicate fabrics.
Big Eye Quilting
As the name suggests, a quilting needle with an extra large eye.
Darners
Long, sharp with elongated eyes for use with yarn or wool.
Embroidery/Crewel
Longer eye, making them suitable for threading stranded cotton. Other than this they are similar to a Sharps needle.
Long Darners
Extra length and larger eyes for mending with thick/coarse threads.
Quilting/Betweens
The short length allows the quilter to stitch faster than with other needles.
Tapestry/Cross Stitch
Large eye needles to thread tapestry wool or six-stranded cotton easily. The
blunt point enbles the needle to pass through canvas without tearing the fibres.
Beading, Short Beading, Beading Embroidery
use with beads, sequins and pearls. Short needles are ideal for embellishing garments. Bead embroidery have a rounded point to allow embellishing of tapestry pieces.
Chenille
Silmilar to a tapestry needle, but with a sharp point for coarser materials.
Easy Threading/Calyx Eye
Perfect for those who find it difficult to thread regular needles.
Leather/Glovers'
These needles have an unusual triangulated point to enable them to pass through tough materials. Ideal for use with leather, suede and soft plastics.
Milliners/Straws
Commonly used for pleating, fancy decorative stitching or even some types of beadwork. Similar to a Sharps needle, but longer.
Sharps
General purpose sewing needles used by dressmakers. Sizes 16, 17, 18 are
also known as Carpet Sharps and used in the manufacture of carpets and rugs.
Tapestry Petites
Large eye needles to thread tapestry
wool or six-stranded cotton easily. Small length allows quicker stitching.