Needles, Pins & Thimbles

John James Ballpoint Embroidery Needles are a short sewing needle with the same diameter as an embroidery needle, with a rounded point. With a ballpoint sewing needle you can smoothly embellish pieces of cross stitch or tapestry with beads, sequins and pearls without splitting the fibres of the base canvas. Pack includes: 6 no. size 10 Ballpoint Embroidery Needles

John James Beading sewing needles are very fine, long straight needles with long eyes made from the finest steel wire and are expertly crafted. These needles are designed for and are fantastic to use with beads, pearls and sequins; great for embroidery crafts, they are particularly useful in the art of threading and stringing pearls. Pack includes: 2 no. size 10 Beading Needles: 55mm length x 0.46…

As the name suggests, this John James quilting needle has a big eye designed to make threading easier, an absolute favourite with quilters. An essential tool for hand quilting. Pack includes: 12 no. size 10 Big Eye Quilting Needles, 25.5mm length x 0.53mm diameter

John James sewing bodkins are flat or round and they have large eyes for threading yarns, tapestry wools, perlé threads, cords, tapes and elastics. Pack contains: 1 no. flat tape threader and 1 no. sewing bodkin. The sewing bodkin features 2 eyes, therefore it is classed as 2 sewing needles in 1. The smaller threading eye is ideal for thread and the larger eye is more used for tapes and elastics,…

John James Chenille sewing needles are large eye needles and are identical to a Tapestry or a Cross Stitch needle in length and in diameter. However, the Chenille point is sharp, rather than round and blunt, and is used in the art of crewel embroidery and ribbon embroidery. Originally they were used for chenille work, hence the name. This size is perfect for sewing with Perlé threads. Chenille siz…

John James Chenille sewing needles are large eye needles and are identical to a Tapestry or a Cross Stitch needle in length and in diameter. However, the Chenille point is sharp, rather than round and blunt, and is used in the art of crewel embroidery and ribbon embroidery. Originally they were used for chenille work, hence the name. This size is perfect for sewing with Perlé threads. Chenille siz…

These John James plastic sewing needles are ideal for children to use in all sorts of projects. They come in blue and red with a large threading eye for threading yarn, soft cotton and embroidery sewing thread. The blunt points protect small fingers whilst sewing. Also available in pink and green. Great to use when teaching little ones to sew. Pack contains: 2 no. Plastic sewing needles

These John James plastic sewing needles are ideal for children to use in all sorts of projects. They come in pink and green with a large threading eye for threading yarn, soft cotton and embroidery sewing thread. The blunt points protect small fingers whilst sewing. Also available in blue and red. Great to use when teaching little ones to sew. Pack contains: 2 no. Plastic sewing needles

John James Curved Repair sewing needles are also known as Curved Mattress needles. They are a necessity for every workbox, whether you are a general sewer or a crafter. They are used for general repair and are also great for sewing fabric boxes together and repairing lampshades. Pack contains: 2 no. 2" and 1 no. 3" curved sewing needles Full curved length / Gauge / Diameter 2" / 21 / 0.81mm 2" / 1…

These John James Knitters Needles are commonly known as sewing up needles and, as the name suggests, they are used by knitters to sew pieces of work together. Both needles have a bent tip, this means the point of the needle is angled which makes it easier to pick up stitches especially when the pieces of work are heavily patterned. Pack contains: 2 no. Bent Tip Knitters Needles Size 14, the larger…

John James Easy Threading sewing needles are sometimes referred to as a Calyx Eye Needles. These hand sewing needles have a slotted threading eye at the top into which the thread is passed through. They are specially made and are perfect for those people who have difficulty threading ordinary sewing needles. Pack contains: 6 no. Easy Threading sewing needles