needle size

When starting a home knitting and embroidery business, equipping yourself with the right tools of the trade will make all the difference to your success.

One of the most important tools is your needle. For needlepoint, you want a blunt, tapered needle with a large, elongated eye for easy threading. The larger the needle size the larger the canvas holes it needs, so you may want to keep a variety of sizes on hand if you are doing many different types of projects. A properly sized needle will accommodate the thread size needed and easily pass through the project.

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