Aha! Found #10's here @ $2.95 / 3 pk.

http://www.quiltingbookspatternsandn...%20James%20Co.

double eyed hand sewing needle

http://www.theknittingcloset.com/pd_double.cfm


clover also makes them for hand sewing. item #6 - 9 0n this page

http://www.createforless.com/search/...ewing%20needle

there are lots of needles with one eye in the center. what can you do with those that you can't do with a regular needle?

If a person (me) does not want to do a running stitch for hand quilting, I can do a "stab" stitch (stab straight down through the quilt and then straight up through the quilt) with one hand under the quilt and one on top. rather than having the underneath hand turning the needle around to point up, the needle with points on both ends can just be poked back up. Its not that the eye is in the middle for a reason other than where else would it be if both ends are pointed.

You found some double EYED needles and I don't know what they would be used for but would not be useful in this application. Others I found were too big for hand quilting, but thanks for looking!

instead of tiring your wrists and hands from the rocking and turning of the needle, you use one hand on top of the quilt, and the other under. doing one stitch at a time, you can pull the needle through in each direction. stitch straight up and down without turning the needle.

it takes practice, good light, and a properly positioned quilting frame. once you get the hang of it you can zip along pretty well. it's easier on the neck, back, wrists and hands.