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Your cart is empty.Hiroshima Needles from Japan feature a superior polished finish for smooth sewing. The needles are flexible and warp resistant. (Photo of open needle tube not necessarily exact style of needle). These needles are carefully made by Tulip in Hiroshima, where needle-making has deep roots. Each needle is made with great attention to detail and it shows.
Lightenup
July 12, 2025
These needles are amazing and worth the money. They are super sharp. After using cheaper, duller needles and then switching to these - I actually NEEDED thimbles bc I poked my fingertips a few times (that’s a good thing). They are also remarkably strong and flexible at the same time. I have worked them hard in EPP and I haven’t broken one yet. I have pulled hard enough that my thread broke but that’s a reality of hand sewing with cotton thread. Even though these say “large eye”, I found I really benefited from using a needle threader. The Clover desktop threader works for threading but it sometimes takes 2 or 3 tries. Not a big deal. But you may need to try different threaders to find one that works consistently with these needles. I love these needles and plan to keep using this type and brand for as long as I can. They are worth the money, they’re that good.
Roseli
July 7, 2025
Good quality needle. Flexible and very sharp.
Heather Anne Leach
June 24, 2025
Excellent for hand sewing, such as in English paper piecing, or for piecing quilt blocks. Very smooth needle & eye. Eye is just large enough for me to thread by hand using the fold over & pinch method. (I have arthritis & MS, so that’s a boon.)The eyes aren’t as large as tapestry needles, but they are larger than the eyes of similar sized sharps, betweens, milliners or appliqué needles.The eye is almost the same size as the needle shaft, so you don’t have to tug to pull the eye through. They are pretty flexible, but aren’t very sturdy, as one would expect of such a thin needle. Most last several days, or even over a week of stitching 6-8hrs/day. Only one broke after 9hrs of stitching. Pretty good durability.They are expensive, but so far, they’re the easiest to thread for their size & have the smoothest eye I’ve found (they sand the eyes by hand).
J. Cooper
May 20, 2025
I do a lot of hand sewing and appliqué. These are very smooth, sharp, and easy to thread. I like a fine, smaller needle and these fit the bill. I had been using smaller size embroidery needles, but have to buy those in a pack of multiple sizes and then I end up with many large needles that I never use. These are a bit more expensive, but well worth the price.Update one year later: still by far my favorite. I’ve been doing a lot of English paper piecing this year and these are the best of all the needles I’ve collected - and I have a lot. They are long enough to handle easily, fine enough to catch just the edge of the fabric and they glide through even glue and extra fabric layers. Expensive - but so worth it.
cbarnhardt
February 20, 2025
Package was beautifully presented. Was a challenge to get the Needles Out of the box. Very sharp once I got to use would definitely buy again!
Jenizma
December 12, 2024
Fine, big eye, sharp but shorter than I like but the quality is good and I certainly will use it.
lnrosy2000
November 26, 2024
These needles are the best I’ve ever used for English Paper Piecing. They stay sharp and glide through the fabrics easily. They are way better than the Sue Daley or Bohin needles by a lot. I highly recommend them
Stacie
November 13, 2024
Best needles for EPP that I’ve tried so far. Other needles feel like garbage in comparison. Glides through fabric
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