I find that the gold needles pass through the fabric just a tiny bit
easier. I'm mostly using tapestry needles on aida cloth. I can see the
gold ones better, too. That's probably more a function of the colors of
the fabric (almost always white), and the chair & the carpeting, which
are pretty dark! I find a dropped needle quicker when it is gold. I
have some platinum needles, but haven't noticed that they handle
differently than plain ones.
Gold & platinum coatings might be useful in really damp or salty-aired
locations, where quick rusting is a problem.
Mary Piero Carey
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