purchasing machine needles in bulk
 

Does anyone know where to purchase Schmetz sewing machine needles in bulk at a reasonable price? The company I used to purchase needles from no longer sells them. And buying needles in those small packages gets quite expensive over time. Thanks.

I bought a box of 100 on ebay for $25 they are great, still have a lot of them!

I recently received an email from redrockthreads.com about 100 needle packages of Schmetz needles. Here's the link.

http://www.redrockthreads.com/schmetz/

When I last bought a box of 100 needles (admittedly, several years ago) I am pretty sure I paid less than $40. Oh, for the good old days! I will most likely purchase needles from Red Rock; I already buy Aurifil thread from them. But I sure wish I could find needles cheaper than that! Thanks for the input.

I got 100 for $16.95 from Hittle Wholesale Sewing Supplies - http://jhittlesewing.funoverload.com...ls/page_1.html

Wow - JHLittle is a much better deal. Thanks for the reminder. And they sell Aurifil too.

Well, thanks, WandaVA - I just ordered needles from J. Hittle. Didn't find the bargain you found (I was looking for Micro-Tex sharps) but still the best price I had seen anywhere. And they also have Aurifil thread; not much less expensive than RedRock but at least I won't be paying shipping on two different orders. That place has a ton of stuff I would like to have; I am sure I will be going back again soon. Thanks again.

Sun, I noticed the specialty needles were higher priced. The universal needles were 14.95 or thereabouts. I agree with you, lots of stuff I'd like to have to. Thanks for asking the question.

What is J. Hittle's shipping charge? I can't find anything on their website.

jhittle charges $6.70 shipping on all orders under $100.
over $100 is free shipping.

they are where i buy all of my needles. :)
if you sign up for their weekly newsletter and read it through every week you will stumble across all sorts of bargains. the needles go on sale several times a year, so you save even more if you catch it.

jhittle needles are 50 per box (5 needles per card, 10 cards per box). Still a good deal. I have ordered from them several times, and always been satisfied. I would order more often if their web site were not such a nightmare to navigate. And their emails are even worse. But if they have what you want, chances are it will be a good price.

I have bought from both JHittles and ebay. Good deals at both places.

Thanks for the JHittle recommendation. I just bought a box of 100 Universal needles ($24) and 2 spools of Aurifil thread (slightly less than other places, but not by much).

I should be stocked up on needles for a good while now! I've been using quilting needles for quilting, but lots of people say Universal work just fine- and they are cheaper too! So except maybe batiks, I think I should be good to go!

neat site! but here is a question...when i was there, i saw "quilting needles"...has anyone used the schmetz quilting needles...opinions???

thank you!

betsey

I use the quilting needles for quilting. They do very well.

When I'm lazy, I leave them in and use them for piecing, too. LOL

I buy a box of 100 on ebay for $40 plus $1 S&H. They are great.

I belong to a group on yahoo that buys in bulk from the manufacturer and sells at cost to members. I can usually get all I need for a year with one go at it. Go to Yahoo Groups and search for needle coop. Now if they only had a group for buying rotary blades in bulk....they don't but I do usually get a good deal from Jhittle.

I buy bulk Organ Titanium needles here but they sell Schmetz brands too. : http://www.ctsusa.com/ the Schmetz are about $25 per 100. http://www.ctsusa.com/_e/Schmetz/pro...le_Needles.htm

I scour the internet for the best prices when I need/want to buy something. I stop and think where does JHittle get their products? It takes a little research but most info is online with creative searching. This is the best price for machine needles I have found in the last few years. I bought enough sewing machine needles to last me the rest of my life from this site when they were much cheaper some years ago. Buy enough when you find a bargain and never worry about high price again.

To know everything you need to know about needles and what type you need here is the best info I can find:

Ebay is great for bulk nedles, I've gotten them several times.

I have gotten needles from sewingpartsonline.com The price was good for 100 Schmetz needles.

eBay, but get the titanium needles.

I buy my needles in bulk also. I buy from discountembroiderysupply.com

Thanks for the links for the different places that have needles in bulk.

I usually order mine from Nancy Notions.