This SBQ was suggested Kathryn and is:
How many needles do you use during a project? Have you ever loaded up a needle for every color? Do you use a new needle for every project or recycle your favorite needle?
I have tried multiple needles, but it doesn’t really do anything for me, except dump more needles on my floor. 😆 I don’t know that I have ever loaded a needle for every color. I tend to really go through needles, so if I touch one and then don’t use it for a while, that’s a bad thing. It’s more prone to tarnish that way than if I use if continuously.
I use a needle until the finish rots. 😉 As I think someone else already described, the surface gets pitted and rough. I throw them out when they get that way and grab a fresh one. I’m really impressed with the Permin needles that I’ve started carrying at OSL. You can’t beat the price (a packet of 25 for $6.00), the finish is really slick and smooth and they seem to last longer than any other needle for me so far. Love ’em!
I agree on those Permin needles, they do last longer than other generic needles before they tarnish, but nothing beats platinum needles
Jenna, your blog just ate half of my comment… 😯
I’m glad you mentioned the needles you sell. I just took my first one out to use the other day and I am impressed with it. I tend to bend and snap needles at a rather alarming rate and after stitching for a full evening with this one, it wasn’t at all bent. That NEVER happens with me. It’s also a nice weight/thickness.
That said, I have never had a needle long enough for the finish to pit. LOL! If I don’t snap it, I lose it.
Hey Jenna:
I have so many needles, and they are a mess, and I use whatever I grab. Odd that I never really gave ‘organizing’ much thought until this SBQ.
What sizes are the Permin? and do they have the petite? I don’t know if I’ve ever used one. Or seen one. Are all 25 the same size?