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> > > > > > > > > >