The Milliners Straw needles feature a sharp tip and long shaft, that is the same thickness as the needle eye.

the larger the size number, the finer the needle) Package contains ten Milliners needles, size 15 – 48. It helps us understand the number of visitors, where the visitors are coming from, and the pages they navigate. Traditionally used for sewing hats, they are also suitable for preparing pleats, decoration on fabrics and some types of beadwork. A packet of John James British mixed milliners needles enabling one to tackle any embroidery project, using any type of thread.Milliners or Straw needles used commonly for hat making but with a round eye are also used in smocking and basting. I have tried many, many types and brands of needles over the years, my preference being for the glorious packets of antique needles, which are of course tricky to source in sufficient quantity. Until I tried Tulip needles, I had not been able to find any to replicate the smoothness, accuracy and delicacy of antique needles. You can change your choices at any time by visiting Cookie preferences, as described in the Cookie notice. per pack) sharp tip and gold label superior polished finish – A lovely selection of fine needles perfect for any process requiring a super smooth needle with extra length, such as working bullion knots, working through padding, millinery etc.

Similar to Sharps but longer, Straws are fine hand sewing needles with a short round eye and a sharp point. 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. Cloudflare places the _cfduid cookie in an End User’s web browser after the user has met certain security requirements, such as solving a Captcha challenge. In 2013, to celebrate Tulip’s 65th anniversary, the company developed their current range of over 50 types of specialist needle, harnessing cutting-edge precision technology to produce a premium product. The _cfduid cookie collects and anonymizes End User IP addresses using a one-way hash of certain values so they cannot be personally identified.Perfect for everyone but especially if you suffer from arthritis, carpal tunnel or just have long fingernails. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products.