Kathleen Kiefer, Conservator
Material Culture Conservation, LLC
Care and Conservation of Costume, Textiles and Fiber-Based Objects
Materials Testing & Exhibit Preparation Services
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.CamilleOn 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
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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.
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
--Camille Myers Breeze, Director
Museum Textile Services
Andover, Massachusetts
www.museumtextiles.com
978-474-9200