Darice Beading Hand Needles-Size 15 4/Pkg

I bought these needles intending to apply freshwater pearls to a headpiece I was making. While the needles were fine enough to pass through the pearls, I didn't have any thread that was fine enough to pass through the eyes of the needles! And the needles themselves are so very fine, and therefore flexible, I probably couldn't have used them on the heavy weight fabric I was using.But - wow! impressive quality.

These needles are perfect for very small beads, they are delicate though but work very well.

Flimsy not worth buying. Two broke while threading, one was broken in the package. I’ve been beading for 40 years, never had such issues

I can't do beading needles and these are for my money the best.

I have not used these needles yet, although I am familiar with them and have used them in the past. I bought these to have on hand for when I do beadwork that requires small enough needles to pass through several times. As a crafter who does lots of bead weaving, there comes a time where a tiny needle will make your weaving work a lot easier to do. I will say this, keep track of them while using..... I used to have a bad habit of sticking them in the arm of the chair where I would sit while working and they do hurt when you accidentally get stuck cause you aren't paying attention (a lot different than getting stuck by a regular sewing needle!!)

These are one of the smaller sizes of Needles for BeadStitching. They are wonderful for that moment when you are unable to make another pass through the beads yet need to get the thread through to complete the stitch. Because they are thinner than the routine size 11 needle, be prepared to have to replace them sooner. But they are worth it as it saves many a project when you need the smaller size needle.. wouldn't be without this size and John James does have a good reputation for a good product. There are size 15 needles that are pricier that will not give out as fast however, one needs to balance how often you routinely use a size 15 needle vs spending more for a longer lasting one.This brand works for me.

Let me say first that I typically have had a wonderful experience with John James beading needles. The size 13 ones are some of my favorites, and the 10s are great, too. I am less enthused about these size 15 ones.First off, despite the chart in the Fire Mountain catalog, you don't actually need a size 15 beading needle to go through size 15 seed beads. I have been doing some right angle weave patterns with multiple passes (S-lon size AA thread) and doing all right with a size 13 needle. So if you are thinking of a pattern with 3-4 passes of size AA or similar thread (I think it is equivalent to Nymo size 0 or so) through a size 15 seed bead, you can get good results with a size 13 needle and save yourself the hassle of dealing with the size 15.Because these are thin. And hard to thread. Don't even bother trying to use a needle threader; I was able to get one IN to the eye of the needle, but when I tried to pull it back out, I broke the eye of the needle (as well as breaking the threader). In another attempt, I guess I was using thread that was too thick (the aforementioned size AA) and I bent the eye of another needle. I was able to thread one of these with a spool of Nymo I had, which I am guessing is size 00, but it wasn't marked so I can't be certain. (For all of these attempts, I was working under a lighted desk magnifier. I cannot emphasize enough how small these are.)Once threaded, these worked fine. But you will probably break a few getting to the point where you can use them, so it's not really worth the hassle since other sizes of needle will work with the same beads. I hear there are some antique/vintage seed beads even smaller than 15s, and you may need this type of needle for those, but I have never actually encountered any beads that small, and I have been beading since the late 1990s.

Great selection of needles and quality