Best Needles For Hand Stitching?

[minimal Oz]

Just mostly a preference thing I think I started using it cause the leather stuff I repair used it originally. I do like that it sits flatter and doesn't fray again a preference thing. Not sure if it's because I'm a lefty but I found linen difficult to work with, braided polyester thread does seem to be more popular in Australia, New Zealand and the UK compared to the US from what I've seen though.

TXAG you will be a lot happier with the John James much better quality compared to the others. I use 001 size with 1mm thick Tiger on 7-8 oz leather. Just had a look at the website I ordered from in Australia and it says size 1 the packaging has 001 on it though so yours could be 002 and 004.

Hi CEM, did you get tiger thread from a shop in Australia? I couldn't find any! Had to ordered some from UK.

[cem]

Hi CEM, did you get tiger thread from a shop in Australia? I couldn't find any! Had to ordered some from UK.

I buy from Abbey in the UK as well, no one in Australia stocks it. There is something similar called Zircon available from here http://mrecht.com.au/products-categories/thread/polyester-braided-thread-zircon/ and also Mox available from Birdsall or ebay.

I use Tiger though as it comes in more colours, Zircon and Mox only come in black, brown, yellow and white. I buy my needles from Birdsall though

[minimal Oz]

I buy from Abbey in the UK as well, no one in Australia stocks it. There is something similar called Zircon available from here http://mrecht.com.au...-thread-zircon/ and also Mox available from Birdsall or ebay.

I use Tiger though as it comes in more colours, Zircon and Mox only come in black, brown, yellow and white. I buy my needles from Birdsall though

Thanks! That Zircon looks nice, too. It's not cheap though. I've just placed my order on Abbey, it looks like they are giving discount. I only ordered two scoop of white thread, as a starter. Might order some more in the future. Birdsall is quite close to me, but I've only visited it once. Do you buy a lot from there?

[cem]

Thanks! That Zircon looks nice, too. It's not cheap though. I've just placed my order on Abbey, it looks like they are giving discount. I only ordered two scoop of white thread, as a starter. Might order some more in the future. Birdsall is quite close to me, but I've only visited it once. Do you buy a lot from there?

The price from Abbey will be cheaper for us as we don't have to pay their VAT that's where the discount comes from.

I mostly buy needles and dye from Birdsall, haven't actually been in there yet would be nice to see it in person one day.

[seanafk]

Hi all,

Per customer demand, we've expanded our needle offering to include 1/0 and 2/0 sizes. These are larger than the #2s and #4s we normally offer.

We also added glover's needles for sewing through shearling/wool.

Happy sewing,

[TXAG]

I'm glad to hear that! I'm also very thankful you offer the option of first class mail for needles-only orders...that is much appreciated. I will be placing an order for those new needle sizes soon.

[seanafk]

no problem- thanks!