http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/stitching-techniques/selecting-the-correct-size-of-embroidery-needle/ Make beautiful cards with stitching. Our blog shows you how. Thu, 26 Aug 2010 18:15:32 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/stitching-techniques/selecting-the-correct-size-of-embroidery-needle/comment-page-1/#comment-195 Pat Fri, 21 Nov 2008 13:03:52 +0000 http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/?p=907#comment-195 I like to use a beading needle on my embroidery cards. It's long, flexible, got a long eye for threading and can pass through a hole very easy. You find them in the beading section of your hobby store. The one downside is it frays the thread after a lot of pass throughs but since you don't use too much of a lenght of thread, it isn't a problem. I like to use a beading needle on my embroidery cards. It’s long, flexible, got a long eye for threading and can pass through a hole very easy. You find them in the beading section of your hobby store. The one downside is it frays the thread after a lot of pass throughs but since you don’t use too much of a lenght of thread, it isn’t a problem.

]]> http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/stitching-techniques/selecting-the-correct-size-of-embroidery-needle/comment-page-1/#comment-194 celia clare Fri, 21 Nov 2008 11:13:27 +0000 http://prickandstitch.ismycraft.com/?p=907#comment-194 Hi, I use a pricking tool made for me by my husband using a piece of dowelling and the same size needle I stitched with, this is brilliand because the pricked hole is easier to close because it's only small. The best thing I've found was recommended by a friend, if you know someone who's diabetic ask them for a couple of the lancets they use to prick their fingers to check their blood sugar levels. this is a very fine needle and short and makes the hole really small, then when you stitch it it only goes as big as the needle and thread. I tried this method and you can really see the difference. If you can get hold of a Big Eye needle they are brilliant, they are basically one needle split down the middle with the points at each end, they open up to put the thread in and then close back up and grip it, great for those who struggle to thread a small eyed needle Hi, I use a pricking tool made for me by my husband using a piece of dowelling and the same size needle I stitched with, this is brilliand because the pricked hole is easier to close because it’s only small. The best thing I’ve found was recommended by a friend, if you know someone who’s diabetic ask them for a couple of the lancets they use to prick their fingers to check their blood sugar levels. this is a very fine needle and short and makes the hole really small, then when you stitch it it only goes as big as the needle and thread. I tried this method and you can really see the difference. If you can get hold of a Big Eye needle they are brilliant, they are basically one needle split down the middle with the points at each end, they open up to put the thread in and then close back up and grip it, great for those who struggle to thread a small eyed needle

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