I got this book of needles from my Grandma. Can anyone tell me what the big scary looking ones are for on the left?

I don't have a clue, but it does look scary.

Doesn't look like a mattress needle...

Probably stitching leather on saddles, harness, and tack.

my guess would be leather....that is one heavy duty needle!!!!!

jodi

The curved needle is for upholstry. You would need it for recovering furniture.

i have some carpet needles that are curved.and a really, really long straight one i used for doing dolls eyes and such.
bags, leather, etc is what is says on the package front.

The long one is for tack work the two shorter ones are glovers needles, also for hide sewing. Lastly the curved one is an upholstery needle.

leather...the splay tip doesn't create a hole in the fabric but a small slit the closes up around the thread.

That curved needle is great for when/if you tie quilts.

leather and carpet needles I'd say.

I would guess leather or upholstry. Or maybe, for creating your own monster...Frankenquilter?!?

they are for sewing on upholstery, I think.

they look like upholstery needles. The curved one goes in the fabric and back out easily.

leather!

Stitching up the men folks after the bad hombres get 'em! (Didn't you ever watch westerns? LOL!)

used to sew cows up if they prolapse or need a c section. we have them and that is what our vet used when he came to do the cows with. a prolapse is when a cow throws her uterus out.

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yes, the leather needle is also called a "wing" needle ~ it closes up around and doesn't damage the leather.

The curved one is for upholstery, or hand-sewing thick materials (like basting thick or chenille quilts). Those take some getting used to.

I think they are for upholstry or leather.

RAINY BUG has given you the answer. The scary looking one is for slicing the leather as you advance the needle. That is a cutting edge, similar to what the MD's use when they ask for a suture w/ a cutting needle.

Isn't it amazing how much we know when we all pitch in an opinion? My son worked for a furniture maker who used extremely long and also curved needles.

A friend's husband is a vet. When he did a c section on one of our mama cows, he used a thick, short needle on the inside of her and a large curved needle on the her hide.

I've also seen packets of large, long, curved, etc. needles at places like Hancocks. They are in the doll-making, upholstery, and crewel sections. And yes, I agree, they are scary looking.

They are scary looking!

From left to right
Curved>>Upholstry>>Sacking>>Unsure>>Leather.
Hope this helps
:-D

i would say they are leather needles.

what is sacking???

Leather and sacks/upholstery (the curved one)....they can also be used as someone else said for suturing wounds in stock. Very useful collection you have there.

Sacking is what stock feed etc. comes in....here we use a rough hessian and there is a kind of synthetic/plastic one, which is not very good (can't make rugs out of it!). Rice and flour come in better bags....heavy cotton with a tight weave.

A needle used to sew up gunny sacks. Probaly long before your time.OOPS showing my age,got a year older today. :oops:

I am mid-40's, but grew up with gram a heavy influence in my life... still call the "couch" a "sofa" and "pop" to me is "soda"... I get laughed at all the time, they say I talk like someone twice my age :oops: I loved my gram!!!

Add 20 and you are close to mine.

they are prehistoric looking, LOL. Actually I have a bunch like that and I think my grandmother used them for mending braided rugs and such.

Looks like what my parents used to sew up the sacks of peanuts when they harvested them in the field.

upholstery needles for sure. I took a class and covered a chair once, Have fun.

I've got a package of needles similar to those. On the back of the package, it says they are "For most major sewing repairs around the Home or Farm".

Here's their uses:
- Curved Upholstery Needles: Chairs & Sofas, Car Seats, Mattresses, Pillows and Cushions.
- Packing Needle (widest wing needle): Sacks, Burlap Bags, Matting, Sewing with String.
- Sail Needle (smaller wing needle): Canvas, Leather, Harness, Sails, Beach Chairs, Awnings, Fabric Car tops, Tarpaulins & Heavy Plastics, Lampshades.
- Yarn Darner (large regular looking needle): Heavy Woolen Garments, Sweaters, Jackets, Blankets.
- Carpet Needle (larger regular looking needle): Mending and Seaming, Carpets and Rugs

I liked my answer better! lol

Thanks everyone!
I had to call and tell my Grandma about all these responses. She doesn't know how to sew or even thread a needle. lol
She, and my mom, were both interested to hear the answers.

They are for upholstering furniture.

The large long one my dad used to use for sewing up sacks in the old days and the curved one is for sewing up mattresses but not modern type mattresses, I mean the old soft filled ones not innersping kind. Not sure about the others.

Gal