A sewing needle, used for hand-sewing, is a long slender tool with a pointed tip at one end and a hole (or eye) to … See more

Hand-sewing needles come in a variety of types/classes designed according to their intended use. With each type also varying in size.
• Sharp needles: used for general hand sewing; bui… See more

There are 6 parts to a sewing needle. The main section is called the shaft. The next part is called the shank. The shank is the part that is attached to a sewing machine or the part that is held to hand sew. Next is the groove… See more

Needle size is denoted by one or more numbers on the manufacturer's packet. The general convention for sizing of needles, like that of wire gauges, is that within any given class of needle the length and thickness o… See more

The first form of sewing was probably tying together animal skins using shards of bone as needles, with animal sinew or plant material as thread. The early limitation was the ability to produce a small enough hole in a needle … See more