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

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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. I am curious about the “silk” needles and why they might offer an advantage in specialty embroidery. The whole time I was pursuing these needles, I kept asking myself, “Would they really be that different from other good quality needles?

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I then bought at “back to school” time a semi-flexible plastic box made to carry 3″x5″ cards in for study or when giving a speech. I’m not making any medical claims here – I’m just giving you something to consider and maybe try, if you have a similar problem. I prefer the feel of tapestry needles and by gods I’ve so many needles… I’m sure I agree with your breeding theory.Humor aside…this is an intriguing post…always love a good AB comparison and now just want to do my own! 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.

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And when two layers of fabric are stretched taut on a frame, the linen surface becomes somewhat hard, making it a little more difficult to pierce with the needle. She also recommended “Pat Carson’s Favorite Needle” but I believe she only makes tapestry needles for counted work.It could be the effort required by the needle, if the tip isn’t as sharp as it could be and isn’t breaking into the fabric with ease. I’m a quilter, not an embroiderer, but goodness I can tell you the quilting needles are even sharper – super sharp! If anyone has found a set of good big eye size 3 or 4 needles all in one pack, please let me know because the 7 to 12 year olds like the bigger needles and I have a whole pile of unused smaller sizes. There are a few hundred beads to sew on so I’ll be able to give the Tulip needles a good test run before starting a Chatelaine pattern which has 1,000’s of beads. Much like you said, there is not as much hand fatigue and they slide through the fabric like butter.

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I always seem to be stitching with a slightly bent needle so, perhaps, I will eliminate that in future. I’ve actually only started experiencing finger joint pain and hand fatigue in general since going through chemo year before last. You’ve already made me lust for embroidery THREADS of all sorts and colours and ridiculous luxury (I bought some velvet “thread” the other day – don’t have a perfect enough use for it but I cuddle it every day and tell it, “soon, soon. Bullion Knot needles are long and straight with a large but narrow eye which allows the thread to easily and smoothly pull through the stitch.I’m fairly new to embroidery, but I’m not so new to needle painting that I don’t know the difference between using a regular number 10 embroidery needle, and using a Tulip size 10 embroidery needle. Thanks for sharing your views on Tulip needles with us and for the photos, I can’t wait to try them.

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I wrote an article about backing embroidery fabric here, why, how, and what with: https://needlenthread. The data collected including the number visitors, the source where they have come from, and the pages visited in an anonymous form. I’ve been using them for goldwork and all kinds of surface work on finer, close-weave, high count fabrics, and they’re just fabulous! I visited Japan recently and purchaced some hand made needles for quilt basting and discovered that these where also great for stitching and are as you describe for the Tulip needles very sharp and flexible.The needle sort of slips off the linen thread, rather than going right in where you want it to on the first attempt. But when switching between the two brands off and on to see if there was a noticeable difference, I kept switching back to the Tulip needles and sticking with them. 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.