Best sewing sharp needles according to redditors
We found 11 Reddit comments discussing the best sewing sharp needles. We ranked the 7 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 11 Reddit comments discussing the best sewing sharp needles. We ranked the 7 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
Hello all! I wanted to share with you my organizer for all my daily cross stitch stuff. I had been looking for an easy solution to store my stuff without having it all over my coffee table and be able to easily move between rooms to continue working on my projects. I finally found this little organizer on Amazon and it's PERFECT for what I needed. I thought it would be fun to go through my bag and show what supplies I keep in there. Not pictured are obviously my hoop this is my all time favorite and the grime guard that I am trying to learn to love.
Everything is stored in the Roll-up canvas organizer that I got from Amazon. It's made for crochet supplies, but comes empty so you can load it up with your own stuff. Lot of designs available, but most importantly, CATS!
Section 1:
-Dritz seam ripper
-Cottage Cutz 2-in-1 needle threader
-Basic travel scissors
-Embroidery Scissors
-Needle Minders - one homemade from a dichroic pendant from a local craft fair, one made from a Babypietattoo hand painted clay pendant
-Tiny magnet set - I used this as a "minder" before I got around to making new ones. I keep it inside my kit now to use for my needle threader. I usually stitch with the kit opened in front of me, so it's easy to just throw the threader down on the magnet and have it handy
-Needle threader
Section 2:
-Needle Twister - this thing totally rocks and I want one for each size of needles!
-Magentic needle case
-Assorted sewing needles
Section 3:
-Needle minder from Maggies Minders
-Hem clips - I got mine in a vintage sewing box from an estate sale. They are perfect for clipping back extra aida to keep it out of the way
-Clover fine tipped water soluble marker
-Snip-a-Stitch scissors
Section 4
ORT [Thread catcher] from Maggies Minders
DMC magnetic needle case
Dritz Fray Check with applicator tip
If you had fun and you're looking to dive further into it I'd suggest investing in the following:
For ~$100 bucks investment and you've got most of the stuff you'll need to make good looking stuff, then you just need to buy leather. I highly recommend picking a project, watching some videos on it and then if you need a new tool for it thats when you buy it. My biggest mistake thus far is thinking I could bypass buying a hole punch, the quality using a punch is so much higher than trying to do it by hand.
As for skills. Look up Saddle stitching, easy to learn and hard to master. With those chisels it makes it really easy to get a good looking product with saddle stitching. Wetforming leather, helps make those sheaths, holsters, etc pop out at you. I like watching Nigel Armitage and Ian Atkinson on youtube, informative and you pick up little tips here and there.
You'll also need to learn to keep your knife sharp! So project 1 if you invest is make a strop and get some jewlers rouge to polish that edge to a razor!
Absolutely. I would recommend a few tools to get started - a cheap set of stitching chisels to get you started (these poke the holes for the needles to go in and out of), a cheap wing divider to scribe a straight stitching line, some waxed thread I linked Ritza Tiger 25 in 0.6mm because it's pretty much all I use, there are cheaper options, but this thread is wonderful to work with. Most of the other thread on amazon is going to be thicker and look too chunky with a 4mm iron IMO. Lastly, some needles. I use and like these. Then just look up a few youtube videos on saddle stitching. You'll have it down in no time. It's really not super difficult, there are a few tricks to making it look nice.
Both those pieces are great, even the first one unfinished. A couple things I can think of to try that might help: maybe trace the edge of the felt with some kind of ravel stopper like this https://www.amazon.com/Dritz-674-Liquid-Sealant-0-75-Ounce/dp/B0019KBWA2 like maybe just put it on the cut edge, or a little way in on the under side of the fabric? It'll be hard to stitch through so a thin line to keep the edge clean but you'd kind of loop the stitch over it, if that makes sense?
Second, you might use a base fabric with a wider weave, like looser space between thread (https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0771RF2QR though you can probably find something halfway between this and what you're showing in the second pic). Then you might try separating out the floss so you're only using 2 or three strands instead of all six, and use a smaller, VERY sharp needle (look for needs called 'sharps' these might be small but something like this https://www.amazon.com/Clover-Gold-Eye-Sharp-10/dp/B001K53MBS) . This will put a smaller, neater hole in the felt so there's less fraying. And the looser weave fabric means that even with paint you won't have to press as hard to get it through all the layers.
I hope some of this advice ends up useful. Good luck! I can't wait to see it finished.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B001K53MBS/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
These popped a shield off in 2 seconds a side last night. You just have to be careful because they're small and I'd assume, fragile. It's all about using their sharpness with good technique. You go as flat as you can to just try to pry/flick the clip out with almost no pressure.
Putting a sock over your mic as a pop filter really won't work very well.
Pop filters work be dispersing air from a concentrated punch (directly from your mouth) into a much more dispersed spread that, when/if it hits the mic, will cause less of an impact. The greater the distance between the pop filter and mic, the better the plosive resistance.
That being said... if you want to DIY it, get yourself something resembling these: item one, and item two. Figure a way to mount it in a position you want, and you'll be good.
All this being said, /u/13lueChicken is perfectly right. You really don't need one if you use your mic correctly.
just look for stainless steel sewing needles
this may be perfect for you
There would be little reason to nickel plate a stainless steel item... I don't think i've ever heard of nickel plated stainless... if you even can.
Good question, and it pains me a bit that I have a small box of unused tools that were purchased when I began. I'm sure I missed a few things, but here you go:
If links weren't provided then I already had the item.
best needles for stitching.(get the smallest size)
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07477V1LG/ref=sspa_dk_detail_1?psc=1&pd_rd_i=B07477V1LG&pd_rd_wg=inIc1&pd_rd_r=7GJ8QT1CT13GBZ10644S&pd_rd_w=5aMup
Thread i use (size 632 ecru)
https://www.rmleathersupply.com/products/copy-of-fil-au-chinois-lin-cable-waxed-linen-thread-size-632
Scratch awl - just get a cheap one, it does various tasks, but no need to buy a expensive one just yet
Pricking irons - budget? get Wuta 3.0 or 3.38
got money? KS Blades 2.7 or 3
blanchard not worth, they dont even come sharp
that stitching clam is fine, its the one i use, you have to tighten it up upon arrival
instead of a that mallet, get a poly maul, any cheap one will do, i prefer harder nylon heads because it hits harder than rubber tip ones (which have a bounce)
any cutting matt will do, but the thick green clear one is best (and retains my knife edges better)
https://www.rmleathersupply.com/products/japanese-thick-cutting-mat-370-x-270mm
creaser, get a wing divider (looks like a compass tool)
get a nice japanese skiving knife, its soooo useful for thinning edges, cutting thick leather, and various other tasks. problem is they'll eventually get dull (after a watch strap project probably) so get a couple stones for sharpening
I suggest a cerax 1000 and a rika 5000 when the time comes.
you may also want a hole punch iron (i personally have a osbourne one)
if you get a plastic template it makes your life way easier, getting straight lines and curves consistently is a challenge.
good luck!