The Beadsmith English Beading Needles, Size 12, 4 Needles per Card, Made in England, Use for Loom Weaving Beadwork, Off-Loom Stitching and Jewelry Making with Seed Beads
This item: The Beadsmith English Beading Needles, Size 12, 4 Needles per Card, Made in England, Use for Loom Weaving Beadwork, Off-Loom Stitching and Jewelry Making with Seed Beads
These stiff, yet flexible, English beading needles are referred to by beaders as longs. John James English needles are high quality and one of our most popular beading needle options. Standard beading needles are very fine and long. The eye of the needle is the same width as the rest of the needle. Made in England.
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These needles are durable even when being thin enough to fit through size 11 seed beads. I have worked with other needles that snap very easily but haven’t had that issue with these ones and I do beadwork for a living. I definitely recommend them!
These needles are durable even when being thin enough to fit through size 11 seed beads. I have worked with other needles that snap very easily but haven’t had that issue with these ones and I do beadwork for a living. I definitely recommend them!
These needles are durable even when being thin enough to fit through size 11 seed beads. I have worked with other needles that snap very easily but haven’t had that issue with these ones and I do beadwork for a living. I definitely recommend them!
Bought this to embroider beaded lace onto a gown. The dress (amazing as it is) now looks like I spent thousands of dollars!
The eye of this needle looks impossible to thread with regular sewing thread, but did so with ease, without any specialty tools required! Saved me time, headache and cramped hand muscles. Definitely recommended!!
5.0 out of 5 starsworking great for a variety of stitches and beads
Reviewed in the United States on July 15, 2017
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I'd tried using size 10, 13, and 15 beading needles. Size 15 were too hard to thread (broke the first one). Size 13 was OK but I wanted to see if I could get by with something just a little bit bigger. Size 10 was sturdy and easy to thread but too big for some of my smaller seed beads. So I bought these. I am really happy with them and will be using them often.
I am using 4 lb test Fireline with these mostly. I don't find it too difficult to thread but I have a lighted magnifier that is helping. I haven't gone through any very small seed beads lately, mostly just size 10 and 11 and some firepolished and other Czech shaped beads, as well as some semiprecious beads, and these have worked well in all of those cases. (These are too large for pearls. You really want a twisted wire needle with a collapsible eye for pearls.)
These bend slightly but I have found that it is perfectly acceptable to use bent beading needles. The only place you might have a little trouble with these is if you're using coated Czech beads; because of the way the color is added, sometimes the holes are a little smaller or partially blocked compared to Japanese seed beads. If that is the case, just pick up a different bead, though. Seed beads are almost always sold in quantities far greater than what you will actually need for a project, so I've always considered a few casualties acceptable.
Anyway, happy with these needles so far. I've successfully completed three projects with them and they give every indication of lasting for a long time.