Needle Advice for Hand Quilting
#11
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As far as I know the needles are also called "demi-longues" or, in German, "halblang". That means there are needles that are longer (milliners, sharps), but also shorter ones.
The John James pebbles is a little round box with several needles in it and it looks like a pebble or flintstone.
The John James pebbles is a little round box with several needles in it and it looks like a pebble or flintstone.
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I have tried John James and they were ok. I also tried Richard Hemming and the eye was just too tiny and once I got it threaded it bent really fast. My most favorite hand quilting needle are Roxanne needles. Her size 11 is the same as a Richard Hemming 12 and the eye is the largest on the market. They are also nice and sharp and very durable. A Roxanne needle lasts a long time before I bend it. I use the #11 size but will probably order 12 the next time I order. I also really like that they are packaged in a glass tube, 50 to a tube so they last a long time and are nicely protected.
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
I have tried John James and they were ok. I also tried Richard Hemming and the eye was just too tiny and once I got it threaded it bent really fast. My most favorite hand quilting needle are Roxanne needles. Her size 11 is the same as a Richard Hemming 12 and the eye is the largest on the market. They are also nice and sharp and very durable. A Roxanne needle lasts a long time before I bend it. I use the #11 size but will probably order 12 the next time I order. I also really like that they are packaged in a glass tube, 50 to a tube so they last a long time and are nicely protected.
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Originally Posted by virtualbernie
I'm going to give the Roxanne needles a try.
http://www.keepsakequilting.com/prod...%20needles.htm
I also just found them here for $1 less scroll down to about the middle of the page
http://www.colonialneedle.com/cgi-bin/quikstore.cgi
#18
Originally Posted by Pam
I KNOW how to hand quilt, just not good at it. I think they are called betweens because once you start hand quilitng on something, you are stuck BETWEEN a rock and a hard place!
#19
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Originally Posted by feline fanatic
Originally Posted by virtualbernie
I'm going to give the Roxanne needles a try.
http://www.keepsakequilting.com/prod...%20needles.htm
I also just found them here for $1 less scroll down to about the middle of the page
http://www.colonialneedle.com/cgi-bin/quikstore.cgi
#20
I am a hand quilter, but Pam is right, a couple of times, I could have kicked myself in the butt for the project I started~ I ordered some of those John James needles and another kind, can't remember. I will see what I like.
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