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Tudor Rose Patchwork has a huge range of patchwork fabrics, accessories, kits and patterns for you to select from. Perfect for everyone but especially if you suffer from arthritis, carpal tunnel or just have long fingernails.

sharp tip, 6 needles per pack, gold label superior polished finish – excellent for any process requiring a slightly heavier, super smooth and extra long needle, such as working bullion knots, pushing through deep padding, millinery etc. Similar to Sharps but longer, Straws are fine hand sewing needles with a short round eye and a sharp point. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form. Our EPP tutor, Val Q, and Becky - our avid EPP loving staff member - love these needles for English Paper Piecing.

Tulip Hiroshima hand sewing needles are of the finest quality, made to exacting standards which include more than 30 different manufacturing processes to ensure each needle is safe and finished to supreme excellence. A packet of John James British size 3 milliners needles enabling one to tackle any embroidery project, using any type of thread. Thus, the overall surface area of the needle in contact with the fabric is greatly reduced, decreasing friction significantly and producing a vastly smoother stitching experience. Tulip have made a large part of their range of needles with a superior polished finish (their ‘gold label’ needles) which is unique and, in my opinion, makes a huge difference to their use, stitching through fabric like a knife through butter, even through layers and heavy padding.

The name of John James is recognised by needle crafters around the globe and is renowned for quality and reliability. The Milliners Straw needles feature a sharp tip and long shaft, that is the same thickness as the needle eye.

Because they are long there is no need to grip them tightly therefore eliminating any pain in your hand that you may experience. Milliners needles are sometimes referred to as Straw needles and are traditionally used in hat making.

This cookie is installed by Google Universal Analytics to throttle the request rate to limit the collection of data on high traffic sites. Our products are sourced with care and consideration for those who make them and we work with smaller companies and individuals whose sourcing and manufacturing process are transparent. Tulip’ is based in Hiroshima, Japan, where the tradition of needle-making dates back over 300 years, and where 90% of Japan’s needles are still manufactured.