and my quilts look better than when I had used bigger needles
342884
Needles were smaller then I expected, so they took some getting used to, but they did make making small even stitches easier, and my quilts look better than when I had used bigger needles, and having the big eyes made threading them a lot easier.
4232450
I should have ordered a heavier yarn, but I am happy with the results I got with this product.
344065
Already have the design for at least two quilts, possibly three. The colors are not as rich as I had suspected, yet the colors and the prints blend well together.
4350501
Knitting an afghan for my husband, and the pattern I'm using only works in one piece.  So glad I found a 48-inch round needle, I'll be using it for years.  The bamboo took a little getting used to but works just fine.
3387475
hehehe I LOVE IT! Now I can actually get circles, rather than my scissor cut ovals lol
1159117
This thread shows fewer instances of breakage on my long-arm quilting machine. I have the HQ sixteen system. I like this thread better than my previous favorite.
4791329
I like these so much more than the blunt tipped needles for counted cross stitch.
3738795
Very nice to use for paper piecing larger quilting blocks.
4473204
I used this in a quilt I made my son.  I had to cut it up to get the effect I wanted, but it worked out well.
500981
I like the bamboo needles better than the metal.  My stitches often slide off the slippery metal ones.  I also like that I can make the length I need for my project.
1714672
the padded handles are pefectly sized & balanced - i'm back to crocheting with thread, even with arthritis - yay!!
3721607
Janome sellers recommend this size of needle especially when thickness is present (jeans; quilts). These work great for me.
4832489
I bought this set of needles as an inexpensive downgrade from the needles I had been using. They were nickle-plated and, unbeknownst to me at the age of 42, I have a nickle allergy. While my knitting had become much better and my nice new needles were shiny, my hands became scaly and cracked and bleeding. So, after donating my shinies to a lucky new knitter, I bought these.

They are verified nickle-free. The tips do tend to be blunter than I had previously used, and I could see a possible problem with lace knitting. The smallest I have currently used is the 2.25mm with fingering weight yarn. I personally did not have a problem. And I would rather not try to pierce my fingertip with every stitch.

I did go through and size each of them and re-marked everything in mms rather than the Asian sizing. Falling back into the metric dimensions has saved many headaches when translating to other knitters on discussion boards and such. Also, there is a lot of room for size differentials in US smaller sizes. I currently have sized these as 5mm(6), 4.5mm(7), 4mm(8), 3.5mm(9), 3.25mm(10), 2.75mm(11), 2.5mm(12), 2.25mm(13), 2mm(14), (15), and (16). 15 and 16 are unsized because my tool did not go that small. They are quite wee.

The cables are plastic-coated and rather supple. The joins are mostly gradual with a slight hitch showing up when you get into the very small sizes. I could see where this, again, could cause trouble with lace knitting. Where the cable joins the needle there is a slight downturn of the needle for about a half an inch (1.5cm). I found this to been odd and thought it would annoy me, as the needles would have to be oriented just so in my hands so that the downturn would compliment the dropoff of my littlest finger. Not so. The suppleness of the cable coupled with the natural coil of the cable worked together for this not to be a problem. And really, after the initial testing/hyper-critical assessment of these needles, I have not had a second thought about it.

The case itself is vinyl and not impressive. And yet, very effective in trying to minimize space while still corralling 11 circular needles. It is only about as big as a stuffed pocketbook with a thoughtful little snap to keep it closed. And the vinyl, as yet, seems to be of the quality that will not crack or rip without the assistance of heat and time.

Included on the first page is a plastic tapestry needle (yeah, nickle-free!) and a double ended crochet hook (one end being 3.25mm and the other being 2.25mm).

For my two cents worth, definitely worth it at twice the price. No nickle, no torn up hands, feels better than plastic, supple cords. What is there to not like about these needles. I actually got them in the 80cm length also.
2014602
I was able to make a gorgeous heirloom hemstitch on a tablecloth. I broke the needle I bought from a store in another city and needed a replacement quickly. These needle worked better!
1526289
More great quilting techniques, now I have both books.
99
The Filament was stronger then what came with the counted cross stitch. Which made working with it much nicer. It wasn't as wide as what came with the cross stitch , so I doubled the filament and that worked very well.
3325560
It's okay for smaller projects but it won't take a full-size quilt, I'll have to look for a bigger frame.