Tulip Big Eye Bullion Needles-Size Regular (2) & Long (2)

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If typical bullion knot or milliners needles feel too bulky and awkward to use, you have got to give these a try! They pull that (non-tulip) needle through the thickest of fabrics, cutting much fatigue and enhancing dexterity. It doesn’t have to be expensive when you include a few friends and you split the costs, and it actually makes for an entertaining afternoon. These beautiful quality needles are made in Hiroshima, which for over 300 years has been the needle making centre of Japan.

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The eye of this needle is slightly finer than the body, allowing the needle to easily slide through wrapped stitches. I’m a quilter, not an embroiderer, but goodness I can tell you the quilting needles are even sharper – super sharp! I don’t know if it’s just the needles that have brought about a reduction in pain and fatigue in my hands, but I find it rather coincidental that the reduction coincides with the use of these needles. Hi, Lynette – Once a package is opened up and you’ve mixed it in with other needles, it can be difficult to distinguish brands.

The cookie is used to calculate visitor, session, campaign data and keep track of site usage for the site’s analytics report. The gold eye tip seems to wear off so now I have them mixed in with by Bohun needles and can’t really find the Tulip ones but there are still 2 in the tube that I am keeping separate. I found that I can permanently bend Tulip beading needles almost as easily as other brands, so don’t think those are worth the cost for me.

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But there is something about the Tulip needles that makes for a different stitching experience, and I like them! When you put the Tulips into fabric, they slide in like it was butter and compared to the pushing and pulling that you have to do with regular needles…the Tulips are far and away superior. I figure I can’t go wrong with either, as they’re both decent brands and affordable, and if I run across an occasional flaw, it doesn’t affect the pocketbook all that much! When you have a pack of assorted needles, you can pretty much eyeball the size differences – the lower numbered needle will be the largest, and then just line them up from there.I have loads of needles so I agree the extra expense for more needles is hardly justified, but will have to pay attention to how my hands feel after hours if stitching. Often, you even get slippage on linen threads that are stretched taut, if you don’t put some effort into getting that needle into the fabric. I don’t want to say absolutely that the current state of relief in my beloved phalanges stems from the use of these needles, but it seems to make sense that at least some of the relief is due to the fact that it doesn’t require as much effort to stitch when I’m using them. I keep meaning to start working with sharps but somehow the tapestry needles end up in my hands instead. The _cfduid cookie collects and anonymizes End User IP addresses using a one-way hash of certain values so they cannot be personally identified.

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I am so sad as these are sharp but the rust is so bad that it can be seen on the white fabric I was using. So the silicone gripper thingies have helped with that – they’re a lot more comfortable and easier to use for me than a regular thimble. I found the Tulip needles at a Quilt Show and purchased the Sashiko tube Absolutely loved them I have used Bohin for my needlework for years but did splurge and got the Embroidery combination I tend to only use them at home. I will then make up an index card with a small piece of felt for the “example” needle and a piece of felt to hold the sorted needles in that size.I am curious about the “silk” needles and why they might offer an advantage in specialty embroidery. When I go somewhere to stitch with others, I actually hide my tube and have “decoy” needles in an etui to share with my fellow stitchers.

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Then I’ll explain why I did try them, what went wrong, why I gave them a second chance, and finally, a more balanced perspective about them after using them for many, many hours of stitching. Kit them up for “introduction to needlework” kits for beginners, or with threads for mending kits that you can give away to co-workers who “know you sew” and ask if you can sew on their button?I’ve noticed that my hands haven’t tired as quickly and they haven’t hurt from gripping the needles and putting effort into breaking through the fabric. The tubes are held in place inside the box by a card insert and the whole presentation is quite classy. Je les ai tout de suite adoptées et malgré leur prix je n’en veux pas d’autres car outre le confort qu’elles apportent à la brodeuse elles durent longtemps.