Have any of you tried out the Spiral Eye Needles? What do you think?

I have them and love the ease of threading them as my vision is poor. Honestly, however, I have to say that the needle is not sharp and slim at the point to allow the needle to slide through the fabric easily. Also, it does come unthreaded while pulling it through the fabric. It's a great needle for burying threads, but not a good sewing needle. I'm a bit disappointed, but still use them due to the ease of threading them.

I bought them to bury threads but have found they cut the thread! maybe I got some that werent punched right???

I use them for burying threads and not hand sewing as I believe they a bit large. I have not found them to cut thread. If this is the case, then contact the company. I had one that was not right and they replaced it.

Contact the company about your spiral needle cutting thread. I had one that was not right and they replaced it.

Please notify the company - from what I've heard, they want to make things right.

Thanks, I'll do that today!

I agree with QuiltnNan - I use it to bury threads. I love it for that but do not want to do a lot of hand sewing with it.

I searched high and low for them a few weeks ago and could not find the spiral eye. The only "cheater" needle I could find was the one with the slit at the top that you "pop" the thread through. I also picked up a curved needle. Both are for basting, I'll try them both soon and see which I like better.

here's the link to her site. she lives a couple of towns over from me :)
http://www.spiraleyeneedles.com/

I did contact her, got a very quick response and she will replace the needle. Thanks again for the suggestion. You are all the best.

I love them. I wish they were available in sharps, though.

Tried to use them for counted cross stitch - great for easy threading but the end of the needle would get caught on the material and threads. haven't tried them for hand sewing. I do love the concept - so easy to thread but the catching other threads became frustrating so I went back to my regular embroidery needle

I have the ones with the slit in the top that I've had for 45 years. Use them to bury threads not for sewing--maybe that is why I've had them so long.

I use them as well for burying threads, not for actual sewing. Makes burying the thread a lot easier!

sue, i have some of those with the split in the top, probably 8 out of 10 times i can't get the thread buried before it pops back out, i haven't got around to the spiral eyes yet

Ditto

I started out using the ones with a slit in the top, but found the thread to pull out when I was trying to bury a knot, so switched to the spiral style needle, which works much better for me. I couldn't find them locally tho. I picked up a multi-sized pack at a quilt show. This is the only needle I use now for burying knots.

I bought a package of them after I heard about them on this board. The inventor of the spiral eye needle is a member here. I found mine in the need craft section at Hobby Lobby. Used them for burying threads and I really like them.

They are hanging above the embroidery floss at hobby Lobby.

I ordered from the member here, and have to say I am so disappointed. They are either not sharp, have an invisible burr, or are thicker than expected. I don't even use mine now.

Jan in VA

Forgot to say I bought several different ones from her, too.

Same here - for burying threads only - not sharp enough for the hand sewing I do.

I have the "H" needles and I, like others, use them for popping the top threads through to the back and then bury them in the batting after quilting. I did have to get used to "working" them so that I wasn't cutting the threads.

I use them all the time for burying threads. Without them I probably would just cut (not bury), which isn't so good :-(

Works for me.

I am VERY disappointed in them. The are too thick to be useful, they are not sharp enough, and - most important to me, when you are trying to bury threads, the fabric can get caught up in the slit for the thread. I feel hoodwinked. I ordered them, they were very expensive. The order included a "free" sewing kit was a piece of cheap junk.

Otherwise I am very satisfied. :hunf:

How I thread my needles

Holding the thread in my left hand, I cut a blunt end.
I pull the thread back down between my thumb and forefinger so that I can just barely see a dot of thread.
I set the eye of the needle on the dot and slightly press down.
I then roll/pulling my finger and thumb UP, pulling the thread along with it.
Works every time.
Syl

I have them but have not tried them yet.

I wrote to Pam who invented the spiral eye needles about my needle that was cutting the thread. She asked me to return it, which I did and she replaced it with another. This one works GREAT!!!! She is a gracious lady and a good business woman!