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Needles

You need needles! They are not glamorous - but you need them! And not just the needles you have from sewing projects - sorry! The eye needs to be much finer and thinner in order to get through the holes of the beads.

Of course - that means that threading can be a bit tricky. Magnification helps. Wetting the tip, like you do for sewing, doesn't. Use a thread conditioner (or a lip balm), or trim the end carefully to elmination frayed ends. You might need to find a small child with better eyesight and steady hands. Bribe them with cookies, or better yet, beads.

And we do have a variety of large eye needles to also help you out with that. I like the Twisted Wire needles a lot, as they collapse and crush down with the first pass through a bead, which also helps to hang onto the thread so the needle doesn't unthread itself.

We also have needles for the Softflex(tm) and similar beading wire/cable. This is actually a hollow tube that you slide onto the end of the wire. These do work and we like them a lot!

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74323030
Needle - #10 Beading Needle (Japanese) - (Pack)
Japanese-made needles, #10 size. Package of 25. Gold-plated eye. (Pack)
Price: $ 3.75
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74323031
Needle - #11 Beading Needle (Japanese) - (Pack)
Japanese-made needles, #11 size. Package of 25. 1.25 inches. Gold-plated eye. (Pack)
Price: $ 3.00
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74323032
Needle - #13 Beading Needle (Japanese) - (Pack)
Japanese-made needles, #13 size. Package of 25. 2.25 inches. (Pack)
Price: $ 2.50
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74323033
Needle - #16 Beading Needle (Japanese) - (Pack)
Japanese-made needles, #16 size. 1.75 inches. Package of 25. (Pack)
Price: $ 3.00
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74323039
Needle - Fine Beading Needles with Threader - (Pack)
Approx 2 inches long. The theader - like all of them, is not very durable and is good for about 4 threadings before it pulls out of it's holder. Pack of 4 needles and 1 threader. (Pack)
Price: $ 1.25
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74330128
Needle - Big Eye Needle - (1)
Long needle, big eye! Small enough to string seedbeads, but with an eye that you can thread easily. The secret is, that it is actually two very fine wires, attached at one end. The other end is open. Separate the wires, insert your thread, and away you go! A blessing for those with aging eyes! By the each.
Price: $ 1.50
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helcbn102
Needle - #10 Curved Beading Needle - (Pack)
Curved beading needles. 2 in a pack. Made in England. (Pack)
Price: $ 2.95
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helbn154
Needle - Size 15 English Needles - (Pack)
4 needles, English made, in size 15 needles per package. Which is thinner than a cat's whisker. Tiny, tiny, tiny. I can barely see the holes without magnification. 0.25 mm across. Careful opening the package, if you bend the package you'll snap the needles. Voice of experience here. (Pack)
Price: $ 2.55
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helzb10503
Needle - English Needles Variety Pack (10 - 13) - (Pack)
4 needles, English made, in sizes 2 x #10, 1 x #12, 1 x #13 needles per package. (Pack)
Price: $ 2.30
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hel9858
Needle - 7 inch Hook Needle for Spin a bead - (1)
This is the large, hooked needle for the spinning bead tool. Use this to load even more beads faster onto thread. Hold the needle, hook down, and horizontal, in the beads and spin the bowl with the other hand, spinning so the beads flow towards the point. They will snag on the needle and start to push up the needle. Note, it is a biggish needle, with an eye you can even see - but the downside is that some of the beads will not fit. If the beads stop climbing up the needle, check to see if a small one has jammed. Sometimes, the bead jams at the eye. Instead of unthreading beads to take that one off - use a pair of pliers to carefully crush that one bead. In particular, the size 11/0 silver-lined red beads are giving me grief - maybe one in five is too small. The others are flying right up though! Marg tells me that she is having no problem with hers so we think I just have a batch of small-holed silver-lined beads. C'est la bead. Stick the end of the needle into an eraser when you aren't using it - they are too darn pricey to lose! Comes with an instruction sheet. 180mm By the each.
Price: $ 5.75
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hel007
Needle - Long Eye Beading Tapestry Needles - (Pack)
English needles, about 32 mm long, size 28. Extra long eye. Pack of 4. (Pack)
Price: $ 3.25
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74323005
Needle - 4 inch Long Needle - Nickel (5)
Long, straight needle - works well with the spin-a-bead or bead spinner. Takes seed beads down to size 11/0 (except some of the smaller, silver-lined. Due to the variable nature of the Czech seedbeads, some just have smaller holes, especially the silver lined ones.) You can really load up the need and thread 'em fast. Does not include the Sharpie, which is there solely as a size reference. Needle size #115, .57 mm in diameter. 110mm By the pack of 5.
Price: $ 0.60
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74330130
Needle - #12 Extra Long Needle - (Pack)
#12 extra long needles. 10 in a package. 7.6 cms. Made in England (Pack)
Price: $ 7.40
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h-st1016
Needle - Soft Touch Needle - (Pack)
oh, these are Fabulous! Use these with SoftTouch, PowerPro or any of the strong light lines that are too thick for a regular needle, and not quite strong enough to not need a needle. Slices stringing time into a fraction, especially that tricky going back through the beads to finish off part. I love mine! Pack of 16. (Pack)
Price: $ 3.10
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helsfsb019
Needle - 1.5 inch Speeder Beader Needle - .019 (1)
Speed up your beading with Softflex(tm) (and other) beading wire/cable. This needle is a hollow tube, and instead of an eye, it has a cut-away top. You slide the wire down inside the needle, and then bead away. The rigid needle is much faster and less frustrating than stringing onto a slightly flexible cable. The only down side is that, being a little larger than the wire, it won't go through all the same beads. This fits the .019 (medium) wire / cables. I consider them a necessity. By the each.
Price: $ 7.15
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helsfsb010
Needle - 1.5 inches Speeder Beader Needle - .010 (1)
Speed up your beading with Softflex(tm) (and other) beading wire/cable. This needle is a hollow tube, and instead of an eye, it has a cut-away top. You slide the wire down inside the needle, and then bead away. The rigid needle is much faster and less frustrating than stringing onto a slightly flexible cable. The only down side is that, being a little larger than the wire, it won't go through all the same beads. This fits the .010 (soft touch and ultra fine) wire / cables. I consider them a necessity. By the each.
Price: $ 7.15
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helsfsb014
Needle - 1.5 inches Speeder Beader Needle - .014 (1)
Speed up your beading with Softflex(tm) (and other) beading wire/cable. This needle is a hollow tube, and instead of an eye, it has a cut-away top. You slide the wire down inside the needle, and then bead away. The rigid needle is much faster and less frustrating than stringing onto a slightly flexible cable. The only down side is that, being a little larger than the wire, it won't go through all the same beads. This fits the .014 (fine) wire / cables. I consider them a necessity. By the each.
Price: $ 7.15
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helsfsb010L
Needle - 2.25 inches Speeder Beader Needle - .010 (1)
Speed up your beading with Softflex(tm) (and other) beading wire/cable. This needle is a hollow tube, and instead of an eye, it has a cut-away top. You slide the wire down inside the needle, and then bead away. The rigid needle is much faster and less frustrating than stringing onto a slightly flexible cable. The only down side is that, being a little larger than the wire, it won't go through all the same beads. This fits the .010 (soft touch and ultra fine) wire / cables. I consider them a necessity. By the each.
Price: $ 7.15
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helsfsb014L
Needle - 2.25 inches Speeder Beader Needle - .014 (1)
Speed up your beading with Softflex(tm) (and other) beading wire/cable. This needle is a hollow tube, and instead of an eye, it has a cut-away top. You slide the wire down inside the needle, and then bead away. The rigid needle is much faster and less frustrating than stringing onto a slightly flexible cable. The only down side is that, being a little larger than the wire, it won't go through all the same beads. This fits the .014 (fine) wire / cables. I consider them a necessity. By the each.
Price: $ 7.15
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helsfsb019L
Needle - 2.25 inches Speeder Beader Needle - .019 Long (1)
Speed up your beading with Softflex(tm) (and other) beading wire/cable. This needle is a hollow tube, and instead of an eye, it has a cut-away top. You slide the wire down inside the needle, and then bead away. The rigid needle is much faster and less frustrating than stringing onto a slightly flexible cable. The only down side is that, being a little larger than the wire, it won't go through all the same beads. This fits the .019 (medium) wire / cables. I consider them a necessity. By the each.
Price: $ 7.15
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helsfsb024L
Needle - 2.25 inches Speeder Beader Needle - .024 Long (1)
Speed up your beading with Softflex(tm) (and other) beading wire/cable. This needle is a hollow tube, and instead of an eye, it has a cut-away top. You slide the wire down inside the needle, and then bead away. The rigid needle is much faster and less frustrating than stringing onto a slightly flexible cable. The only down side is that, being a little larger than the wire, it won't go through all the same beads. This fits the .024 (heavy) wire / cables. I consider them a necessity. By the each.
Price: $ 7.15
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helti200
Finger Protection - Thimble-It - Clear (Pack)
No more sore fingers from pushing a needle through beads! Great for beading, and also quilting and needlework. Clear adhesive pad, sticks to finger. 64 adhesive pads in a pack. (Pack)
Price: $ 5.15
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