Clover Gold Eye 3, 5, 7, 9 Milliners Needles Assorted Milliners Embroidery Needles in outstanding Clover Gold Eye quality Embroidery and Crewel Needles with Clover’s sharp point. Manufactured in Japan by skilled craftsmen. Polished and honed for exceptionally smooth stitching. 16 needles per pack Some interesting history of the humble sewing needle as provided by Wikepedia: A Sewing needle From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia A sewing needle, used for hand-sewing, is a long slender tool with a pointed tip at one end and a hole (or eye) at the other. The earliest needles were made of bone or wood; modern needles are manufactured from high carbon steel wire and are nickel- or 18K gold-plated for corrosion resistance. High quality embroidery needles are plated with two-thirds platinum and one-third titanium alloy. Traditionally, needles have been kept in needle books or needlecases which have become objects of adornment. Sewing needles may also be kept in an étui, a small box that held needles and other items such as scissors, pencils and tweezers.
