Products: Hand Sewing Needles
Our hand sewing needles come in various branded ranges and are supplied to many distributors around the world.
Appliqué
Short, very fine sharp needles for hand appliqué and detailed sewing on delicate fabrics.
Beading
Very fine, long needles with long eyes for stringing beads and sewing beads on fabric.
Bead Embroidery
The diameters of regular Beading needles with a very short length and a rounded point to prevent splitting fibres of a base canvas.
Betweens (Quilting)
Very short, fine needles with round eyes. Short length allowing quilters to stitch faster. Size 8 for beginners, size 12 for seasoned quilters.
Big Eye Quilting
Very short, fine needles with large round eyes. Length allowing quilters to stitch faster and eye to thread easier.
Chenille
Large eye needles with sharp points for crewel and ribbon embroidery and typing quilts.
Cotton Darners
Long needles with sharp points and long eyes for basting and mending with cotton and wool.
Long Darners
Long and sharp with elongated eyes used for darning or mending with yarn or wool.
Double Ended Quick Stitch
Eye is in the centre of the needle. Points at both ends to allow quicker stitching without turning the fabric.
Easy-Threading/Calyx Eye
Have a slotted eye at the top; ideal for those who have difficulty threading a needle.
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Find out about our own branded products here.
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The innovative John James Premier Collection.
Ever thought how useful it would be to have a super-fine curved needle for sewing beads onto boxes?
Ever despair of threading a cross stitch needle when the light is fading and wish there was one with an "easy Thread" eye?
Ever wish a cross stitch needle could be shorter to work more quickly or finish off the last tiny length of thread?
The answer is probably in the innovative range of needles included in the John James Premier collection. For more details click here.
Gold and platinum
Some stitchers believe that their gold plated or platinum plated hand sewing needles slip even more effortlessly than usual through their fabric medium, others simply love to receive them as a treat or gift.
Embroidery/Crewel
Long eye ideal for threading stranded cotton.
Leather-Glovers'
An unsual triangulated point enables them to pass through tough materials. Suitable for leather, suede and soft plastics.
Milliners/Straws
Similar to Sharps but longer. Used for pleating, fancy decorative stitching and some types of beadwork.
Sharps
General purpose sewing needles. Size 9 for sheer/lightweight fabrics. Size 7 for medium weight fabrics.
Tapestry/Cross Stitch
Large eye needles with blunt points for needlepoint, countered cross stitch, stitching knitted or crocheted projects.
Tapestry Petites
Large eye needles, round point, but with very short length to enable quick stitching and accurate finishing.