Colonial Needle (colonialneedle.com) sells fine curved beading needles (Colonial Needle and John James brands) that are identical to each other. The John James are a wee bit more expensive. If you don't need such a fine needle, Clover's curved beading and curved upholstery needles (available on Amazon.com) are both excellent for textile conservation. Camille On Thu, Jan 19, 2017 at 12:49 PM, Lundberg, Holly < [log in to unmask]> wrote: > I also recommend the Kalt suture needles from Fine Science Tools. We most > often use sizes 1, 0 and 00. > > > > Holly > > > > *From:* Textile Conservators [mailto:[log in to unmask]] *On > Behalf Of *Shirley Ellis > *Sent:* Thursday, January 19, 2017 11:09 AM > *To:* [log in to unmask] > *Subject:* Re: source for surgical needles > > > > Hi Dee, > > Kalt suture needles from Fine Science Tools (Canadian supplier) are > great. Perfect for hair silk. I like "00" size, their largest. > > > > http://www.finescience.ca/Special-Pages/Products.aspx? > ProductId=122&CategoryId=71 > > > > Shirley > > > > On 19 January 2017 at 10:05, Dee Stubbs-Lee <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > > Hello, > > > > Can anyone suggest a good supplier for small curved reusable surgical > needles suitable for textiles repairs with hair silk? I’m not sure of the > size numbers, but I would say ones about the curve and diameter of a dime > or smaller would work well. Most of my nice smaller ones have gone astray > over the years, and of course I only need a few. Canadian suppliers > preferred. > > > > Thanks, > > Dee > > > > *Dee Stubbs-Lee*, CAPC, MA > > Conservator / Restauratrice > > New Brunswick Museum/ > > Musée du Nouveau-Brunswick > > 277 Douglas Avenue > > Saint John, New Brunswick > > E2K 1E5 > > Canada > > (506)643-2341 <(506)%20643-2341> > > > > > > > > > > > -- Camille Myers Breeze, Director Museum Textile Services Andover, Massachusetts www.museumtextiles.com 978-474-9200 Find us on Facebook <http://www.facebook.com/museumtextiles> and Instagram <https://www.instagram.com/museumtextiles/>, and sign up to receive our eNewsletter <http://museumtextiles.us2.list-manage1.com/subscribe?u=b767c9a7fbae09c2c06fba863&id=a1d7ca47c9> .