Personally I probably would use the John James Ball Point Bead Embroidery needle, they come in size 10 and 12, 12 being the thinnest. Just make sure you get the ball point ones, there are almost the same ones that are not ball point, and they are sharp, which is fine for couching through your pattern and cloth, but not what you want when doing the fillings or the buttonhole stitch around the outside. There are the ones I am talking about: http://www.njeffersonltd.com/john-james-ball-point-bead-embroidery-needles-size-10-6-count.html. I have not used them for needle lace, but I use them almost exclusively for doing miniature petit point embroidery (micro point, on silk gauze that is 48-70 stitches per inch).
*Marianne* Marianne Gallant Vernon, BC Canada [email protected] http://threadsnminis.blogspot.ca, https://www.facebook.com/GallantCreation/ On 2018-09-12 4:07 p.m., H M Clarke wrote: > Hi, > > I have a question for those of you who do, or know about, the finest needle > laces. What size needle do you use? Iâm thinking about when you use really > fine thread (180 cotton, maybe). > > Thank you in advance, Helen (on the sunny west coast of mainland Canada) > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
