If I'm thinking of what you'll be sewing, the metallic braid is hard to get through and those wimpy beading needles won't go through it. Milliners' needles, also called straws, will go through it and buckram, have large eyes and small bodies. They should accomodate the gold-colored thread you'll use and still not make big holes. Don't even bother trying to sew it down with metallic thread; it just won't hold up.
Hope this helps. LynnD On Mon, Jun 22, 2009 at 4:03 PM, <[email protected]> wrote: > When I do beading I use a "big eye" needle, the needle is 75% eye and is > double pointed. > It looks like someone drew a line with silver ink. > > Katheryne > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: Käthe Barrows > > > Try a beading needle? They're pretty tiny. > > > > ...and while I'm on this milinery thing... is there a special needle > > > or technique required for sewing real metal buillion braid> > > The #8 > > > needle I'm using leaves gigantic holes. > > > > > > > > > -- > > > Carolyn Kayta Barrows > > > -- > > > “The future is already here, it is just unevenly distributed.” > > -William > > > Gibson > > > -- > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > h-costume mailing list > > [email protected] > > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > > > _______________________________________________ > h-costume mailing list > [email protected] > http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume > _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
