I had straw needles and loved them. Needed more and could not find them anywhere but I found milliner needles that were the same so I got them and they work just as well. the only thing about them is they are so thin they tend to bow but they still sew great. I change to a new one when the bow or bend gets really bad. I just saw straw needles on sale in my last Connecting threads catalog and plan to order some.