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Knitting- does anyone know a good interchangeable set of circular bamboo needles?
So far I've found rather limited sets of bamboo needles and many non-interchangeable sets. I'm hoping to find a set with needles size 5 to 15. I know I can find sets in non-bamboo, but I enjoy bamboo needles much more.
Wood needles split with interchangeable. I personally don't use wood but Knit Picks has a set--Harmony Wood. It's made with birth but not bamboo. A knitting friend swears by them. They cost about $70 for a complete set.
I like the old Knit Picks Options in metal. I've never had a problem with them and I use them for the Magic Loop method instead of DPNs.
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EasyTouch Pen Needles $15 EasyTouch Insulin Pen Needles are designed and manufactured to the highest quality levels possible for a production single-use pen needle. High use consumers are quick to recognize this high level of quality on a personal level as they experience a more comfortable injection. The quality level found in our pen needles can also be found throughout the Easy Touch line of diabetic products. Manufactured by No Manufacturer Listed Available sizes Brand 29ga x 1/2" 100 needles - $15.00 Brand 31ga X 1/4" 100 needles - $15.00 Brand 31ga X 5/16" 100 needles - $15.00 Brand 31ga x 3/16" 100 needles - $15.00 Quantity: 1 Sizes: Brand 29ga x 1/2" 100 needles - $15.00 Brand 31ga X 1/4" 100 needles - $15.00 Brand 31ga X 5/16" 100 needles - $15.00 Brand 31ga x 3/16" 100 needles - $15.00 |
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Taylor Made Fender Pump, Inflation Needles Needles, Package Of Three $6.29 Taylor Made Fender Pump, Inflation Needles Needles, Package Of Three . Compact hand pumps are ideal for filling fenders, rafts, footballs and more. Fits needle valves and includes one needle. |
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12Pack Ball Needles(Pack of 288) $2.05 12Pack Ball Needles - Great Items; Great Price. Call The Sales Team For More Product Information. |
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The Needles $44.99 English School The Needles - Giclee Print |
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Clover Bamboo 36-inch Circular Knitting Needles $13.4 Clover bamboo circular knitting needles have the special look and feel of bambooHandy knitting needles are an attractive addition to any knitting bag36-inch needle is available in a size 5Takumi needles make for smooth knitting right from the startThe more you knit with these needles, the smoother they become to the touchTakumi needles are also 60-percent lighter than aluminum needles of the same sizeOne pair of needles per package |
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Bamboo Circular 36-inch Size 6 Knitting Needles $18.89 Bamboo 36-inch circular knitting needles have the special look and feel of bamboo, which improves with ageNeedlework accessory makes an attractive addition to any knitting bagClover needles facilitate smooth knitting right from the startKnitting needles are created with Clover's unique processing technique, so the more you knit with them the smoother they become to the touchTakumi Clover needles are also 60-percent lighter than aluminum needles of the same sizeLighter needles keep your hands from tiring even after long hours of knittingTakumi Clover knitting needles measure 36 inches from tip to tip (2 needles plus attached cable)Size 6 needlesSold as one (1) pair per package |
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Bamboo Circular 36-inch Size 10 Knitting Needles $13.4 Bamboo 36-inch circular knitting needles have the special look and feel of bamboo, which improves with ageNeedlework accessory makes an attractive addition to any knitting bagTakumi needles facilitate smooth knitting right from the startKnitting needles are created with Clover's unique processing technique, so the more you knit with them the smoother they become to the touchTakumi needles are also 60-percent lighter than aluminum needles of the same sizeLighter needles keep your hands from tiring even after long hours of knittingTakumi knitting needles measure 36 inches from tip to tip (2 needles plus attached cable)Size 10 needlesSold as one (1) pair per package |
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Bamboo Size 13 36-inch Circular Knitting Needles $22.87 Bamboo 36-inch circular knitting needles have the special look and feel of bamboo, which improves with ageNeedlework accessory makes an attractive addition to any knitting bagClover Takumi needles facilitate smooth knitting right from the startKnitting needles are created with Clover's unique processing technique, so the more you knit with them the smoother they become to the touchTakumi needles are also 60-percent lighter than aluminum needles of the same sizeLighter needles keep your hands from tiring even after long hours of knittingTakumi knitting needles measure 36 inches from tip to tip (2 needles plus attached cable)Size 13 needlesSold as one (1) pair per package |
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Large Eye Hand Needles With Magnetic Needle Holder(Pack of 1) $9.93 Large Eye Hand Needles With Magnetic Needle Holder-Assorted 12/Pkg. SINGER-Large Eye Hand Needles. Large eye needles are perfect for tapestry; wool roving; yarns; stray; ribbons; heavy threads and more. These needles are affixed to a base in the usual w |
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Gold Eye Embroidery Needles-Size 3/9 16/Pkg(Pack of 1) $5.35 Gold Eye Embroidery Needles-Size 3/9 16/Pkg. CLOVER-Embroidery or crewel needles have long eyes to take one or more threads of standard cotton or ribbon. Mainly used for either cotton or ribbon embroidery. Gold eye needles: 3/9. 16 needles included. |
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Yarn Darners Hand Needles-Size 14/18 7/Pkg(Pack of 1) $4.55 Yarn Darners Hand Needles-Size 14/18 7/Pkg. DRITZ-Yarn Darner Hand Needles. Yarn darner needles are especially made for working with yarns for needle arts; plastic canvas; Swedish weaving and much more. This package contains seven needles sizes 14 to 18 |
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Clover Bamboo Circular Knitting Needles $24.81 Materials: BambooSize: 1Dimensions: 16 inches longThe more you knit with them, the smoother they become to the touchNeedles are 60-percent lighter than aluminum of same sizeImported |
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Leather Hand Needles-Assorted 3/Pkg(Pack of 1) $4.1 Leather Hand Needles-Assorted 3/Pkg. A unique needle... this needle features a triangular point which more easily penetrates tough materials like leather. |
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Knitting Needles: Everything You Ever Needed to Know
Passing a Camel Through the Eye of a Needle
The characteristics of a needle, and those of the thread must be taken into consideration when trying to pass a camel through the eye of a needle. There are several methods of threading a needle. But first you have to deal with the camel.
1. You have to catch a camel. AND give him a good brush up.
2. You must clean, card, and spin the camel’s combed hair.
3. The spun camel hair thread will pass through the eye of a needle.
A CAMEL HAS PASSED THROUGH THE EYE OF A NEEDLE.
Getting the camel hair thread through the eye of a needle can be tricky. It may help to know, generally speaking, how a needle is made.
Steel is squeezed through consecutively smaller holes until it reaches the desired dimensions of the needle. A hole is punched through one end and a point is made at the other end.
In olden times needles were hard to come by and one needle was carefully housed in some pretty ingenious needle cases. A favourite gift for a sailor’s lady was a whalebone needle case carved with care during long trips at sea. Often the sailor decorated the exterior with etching on its outer surface: scrimshaw. Sometimes these needle cases held tools for tatting and netting and sewing.
Nowadays, there are needles for just about every use. Small, sharp needles are used in quilting, while small blunt needles are used in petitpoint needlework.
Needles come with big eyes and little ones, with round eyes and oval ones. And some have square eyes. Some needles are really 2 pieces of steel joined at each end: twist them and an elongated ‘eye’ opens.
Some needles are long and strong to be used in making soft animals and dolls. They have very large eyes. And some needles are curved: they are used in upholstery making and saddles and shoes. And sometimes fine ones are used in beading. The long fine beading needles are also called ‘straw’ needles for their similarity to a length of straw.
Thin, flexible strands of steel twisted together have nice round holes which collapses as it goes through beads. The eye of these needles will remain collapsed the more often they are used. These and the long lean beading needles found in packages of different needles are flimsy and give way under the weight of beads. Both sharp needles and blunt ones can be used in beading, my present day passion.
Needles are assigned a standard number depending on its use and its size. The higher the number, the smaller the needle. Course needles with great big eyes are used in canvas needlepoint while a 26 or a 28 needle is used in petitpoint on silk gauze.
No matter what needle is selected, the eye must be large enough to fit the thread. And it must make a hole big enough to pass through the fabric or bead that the camel hair thread passes through easily. If you find yourself tugging at the needle, try a needle with a larger eye.
What do you do when your local needlework store is closed and you need a blunt needle but you have nothing but sharp needles? Keep a dulling tool in your workroom. My dulling tools are big stones, rounded and smoothed by the Pacific Ocean. I found them when walking on the beach at Qualicum Beach, Vancouver Island. Rubbing the point of the sharp needle on a rock will make it a blunt needle in no time. Pay attention, though, that you don’t have any rough spots as you grind down the point: you don’t want to add snags to your beautiful embroidery.
4. You can cut the camel hair thread on the bias to help it through the eye.
5. A disgusting habit, but one even I have practised, is to lick the end of the thread and push it through. It helps if you also stick the eye of the needle in your mouth: that little extra saliva helps draw the thread through. Cut the sopping mess of the thread end off before you begin stitching.
6. Dip the thread end into some white glue and set it aside to dry. Once dry it will be stiff and strong. It now replaces the need for a needle. Remember to cut off the glued end when your thread is finished. This, obviously, is used in canvas work.
6. If you wish, you can fold the camel thread over the end of the needle and, held securely between thumb and forefinger, have the eye of the needle edged over the folded thread. This works particularly well when you are doing needlepoint or crewel work with wools: they tend to be fuzzy and must be trained to go through the eye.
Handmade Japanese needles are wonderful to work with: they are fine and small. And they have a square eye. The foldover method works particularly well with the flat silk threads used in the Japanese silk embroideries.
7. Another method of getting the camel through the eye of the needle is to place the end in a small piece of paper folded over which is then passed through the needle’s eye. I personally have never used this method because it seems to me to be adding bulk where you don’t want it.
8. Remember my telling you that the eye is a hole punched into the steel? Well, that plays an important role when trying to thread your camel hair thread through that needle’s eye. On one side it is smooth an curves inward but on the other side there is a bit of a lip at the edge of the eye.
If the camel just flatly refuses to go through the eye, turn the needle around and try threading from the other side.
8. When all else fails, get somebody else to get your camel hair thread through the eye of your needle.
From grooming your camel to making needles and threading them: you are now ready for the next steps - - designing and stitching a beautiful piece of art. Congratulations!
About the Author
Helene Turnbull writes about needlework, beading and designing. Visit her e-shops at http://www.LampworkAndBeads.com and http://www.Glass0Beads.Etsy.com. Learn the art and craft of beading on her blog at http://www.BaubleBabble.Wordpress.com.
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As for socks, the only thing I knit are socks. I find the small needles more comfortable to work with. I use Addi Turbo circular needles and a the Magic Loop technique (one set of needles only). Wish I could convince myself to do a pair at one time.Socks are I think the most popular thing to be knitting now. There are tons of bloggroups dealing only with socks. Which atleast means if you get stuck, there should be lots of help out there.]]>