SULLIVANS USA, INC. 39871 Ball-TIP Needle, Size 28 (34mm)

Excellent needles…the only ones I will use

I love these needles on lugana fabric, but found them harder to use on hand dyed aida.

They are a little pricey but you won’t regret the purchase.

I used this needle tonight for the first time doing cross stitch. It is so much easier slipping it through the right spot. Amazing!

Used the needle for a week for cross-stitch and it snapped in half.

These are my favorite needles - been stitching for over 50 years and prefer to stitch without a frame or hoop. On high count fabrics the ball tip makes it easy to stitch by lifting the warp or weft thread rather than accidentally stabbing through it making for a lot less fray. When stitching with a hoop it makes it very easy to bump into the next thread space again instead of accidentally going though or between threads. I’ve only had one needle ever bend on me and I’ve never had an issue threading even with up to 3 strands. My husband appreciates too because he has an uncanny ability to find lost sharps with his feet (or backside on the needles dropped in the couch LOL). They are a bit pricey and I lose more needles than I care to admit in spite of a large needle minder collection- the only improvement is some sort of homing signal to find them when I drop 😂.

I picked up my first set of these when I began cross stitching on 18ct aida last year, and they were troopers until one by one they were lost. My latest purchase of these - two packs - didn't fair quite so well, but for reasons.1) Like another reviewer mentioned, both needles in the first pack broke within the week. I reached out to the vendor and, having kept the broken needles and packages (this is imperative for returns folks!), they readily accepted the return and gave a full refund.2) The next pack opened, I've been using the first needle ever since. About a week ago I switched to *four* strands of DMC, and while it's handled those pretty well, it finally snapped under the pressure while doing a locking stitch. That is a lot of strain, though, and a reasonable cause for such a tiny needle to break. I have just picked up the last one and it's handling things well, but I can tell the 4 strands are pushing the limit and will likely eventually break the needle.Conclusions:There was probably a batch of lesser-quality needles, though I suspect they're mostly gone since I only got one in my order of two.These are fantastic needles for beginners and those having a hard time finding the holes on 18ct Aida cloth. It requires some delicacy, which is true of working at that size anyway.Personally, I've found that my fingers plus the strain I put my project under isn't reasonable for these needles, so I'm grabbing a huge cheap pack of 100 and will see if bulk makes up for a lack of longevity. It's entirely possible I'll come back to these later, but for now, they don't fit my current use case and it's hard to justify $4 per needle with the kind of strain in my current project.

I love these needles---especially working in low light or in the car---they guide themselves perfectly into the hole for the stitch. They can be a little tricky if you busy threads on the back of your needlework, but I either just make it work or also have a regular needle handy for that.

This was my first time using ball-tip needles. I'm using them for cross stitch and they glide right into the hole, no snags, smooth stitching. I don't know how I ever stitched without these! Highly recommend.

Diese Nadeln sind einmalig gut. Sie gleiten gut durch den Stoff, geteilte Gewebe gibt es nicht mehr. Toll!

I love this needle. A 28 size is really fine. I was breaking needle after needle , I decided to try this one. I am so glad that I tried this one. Also the eye is stronger than other needles. I can pull 6 threads thru and doesn’t bend or break. I hope this helps .

Good needles for my cross stitch, but can break with too much pressure.

I bought two， but one is empty