CloverHuck Embroidery Needles, Gold/Silver, 2

I got these to do english paper piecing patchwork, as the actual quilting needles are so tiny, my hands were getting numb trying to grip them! I saw someone had recommended these, and they are brilliant. They are the same diameters as the quilting needles, but just that bit longer, and so much easier to work with. Yes longer needles are a bit slower to work with, but Im not doing this for profit, just for own pleasure so not an issue for me. I also bought some adhesive grip it dots. These are small clear sticky pads you put on your fingers to help grip the needle. This has me helped well, but does make tying a knot at the end a bit harder! As for the actual needles, they are well made, smooth, and dont bend or break so far, so an excellent choice. I shall be sticking to these bigger needles from now on.

I bought these bodkins to pull through thick elastic for a project, I already have a standard (massive needle type) bodkin, but the clip one from this set looked ideal for the intended purposeOne of these is essentially a pair of tweezers with teeth with also a retaining clip to hold tight when ‘set’ to grip, it completed the task I needed it for quickly and effortlesslyThe other bodkin has a wired frame so although I haven’t yet used this one, I have tested it and it is very flexible so I imagine it’s perfect for threading through on curves and cornersI have photographed next to my existing bodkin to show the sizes of these two:I easily bent the wired one to show its purpose (it bent back into shape just as easily)The clip type bodkin is shown fully open in its max setting and I have included a close up of its teeth

Perfect for weaving in ends and the case is handy. The needles arrive in a little bag separate to the case which is a bit odd but as they're blunt-tipped doesn't really matter. Pictured here are the three sizes next to an Aran yarn and a fingering weight cotton yarn, and a pen for size reference. The largest needle is pretty big, you could probably use it for chunky or extra chunky yarn.

I purchased this for my mother. Her eyesight is not too good and threading ordinary darning needles became impossible. Not a problem with these. The needles are big and so thick and chunky, they are easy to grip and to sew with. The eyelet is massive and I cannot emphasize that enough - really big; so if you are darning something delicate then forget these.The needles are a lovely golden colour which makes them easy to spot. The case, mine is blue, is ideal in so many ways. Again, nice and chunky, the body is transparent so you can see the contents but it is the screw cap that is a winner. Easy to twist/screw on and off esp useful if you have any trouble gripping. The caps peak also has a hole in it which gave me the idea of knitting a chain and used it to fasten one end onto the needle set and the other end to mom's knitting needle case.So, they are big, easy to find, easy to thread, easy to sew with and ... did I mention big.

I hqve just taken up embroidery and YouTube told me I needed these. Iy was right!I use to do cross stitch and would trash the coat on the needles in about a week. These I've hard for weeks. Still on the first one. I'm shocked how great the quality is fot the price.I'm impressed