Hello Susan and everyone I have used such needles, and they work quite well for cotton threads, e.g. for lace knitting, where the fine metal needles don't behave in my hands - and as Francis mentions, the metal feels clinical. There is a faint odor to the caseins that I find odd. I don't recall the brand name, IIRC the 5-needle set I have were made in Australia. They are hidden amongst the bobbins now... one of these days ...
On Mon, Feb 9, 2009 at 8:35 AM, Susan Reishus <[email protected]>wrote: > > You could also consider Bryspun, with are a milk casein type. They are > kind of flexible and have concave tips so the stitches tend to hold a bit > rather than slip off. Ideal for arthritis or neuropathy patients (I have > neuropathy also from a car accident and couldn't even hold a check for more > than 1 second). > > I generally do not care for casein or plastic types of ndls, but these can > be a delight to knit with (followed the advice of my LYSO) and with cables > the transition is smooth and the cables flexible. The tips aren't as pointy > as Addi Lace Turbo's or KnitPicks, but as pointy as the wooden ones you use. > You can slso refinish the points, and use a nail buffer to get a very fine > finish, or micron papers (within the sand paper aisle) > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
