On Nov 30, 2007, at 7:48 PM, Lynn Downward wrote:
I use milliners' straws sizes 8, 9, or 10 depending on what I'm sewing
I love size 9 milliner's needles. It's true that they're not right
for everything, but for most things they're great--very thin and long
enough that I don't cramp my
I use milliners' straws sizes 8, 9, or 10 depending on what I'm sewing, and
haven't broken a needle since I first started using them. They are thin with
long eyes so they're easy to thread and they are bendable, just right when
you're working with buckram or something that won't move the way you
Hi,
I don't know what the usual expectation is -- not being snarky, I just often
am puzzled by how our ancestors managed when needles were scarce and expensive,
given that they *do* bend and break. My breakage problems tend to have one of
about three sources: 1) I am trying to use some coarse
