Your Guide to Tulip Needles, Hooks, and More
If you are new to using Tulip needles and craft supplies, or want to learn more, we have a PDF guide for handcrafting enthusiasts who enjoy beading, embroidery, knitting, crocheting, and needle felting. Just as a carpenter would research the best saw blades and a chef would seek the most ergonomic knife, it's important for crafters to approach their tool selections with care. Each section of the PDF guide will educate you on the anatomy of needles and crochet hooks, provide basic information on how the tools are used, help you choose the correct sizes, discuss specialty tools, and finish up with helpful tips and tricks.
Though most handcrafting tools seem harmless, choosing the wrong tools can lead to major discomfort, arthritis, and hand fatigue. With this guide, you'll learn how the best handstitching tools are made and the important key features that allow you to enjoy crafting for hours on end. Good tools are also a smart economic choice: By investing in long-lasting quality products, you'll avoid the need to continuously restock bent and broken tools.
If you love to know how things are made, see page 11 of the guide for a behind-the-scenes look at the production of Hiroshima handstitching needles, knitting needles, and crochet hooks. A bit of history on the origin of needles is included on pages 6 and 7.
If beading—be it beadweaving, bead embroidery or bead crochet—is your passion, start at page 14 for the ins and outs of what makes an ideal needle, how to use awls, and more. Go to page 34 for knitting and page 44 for crochet. Needle felting is a fun way to create three-dimensional objects. Learn about this craft on page 52.
Last but not least, be sure to reference the handy Quick Guides starting on page 56. Here you'll find comprehensive sizing charts that you're sure to revisit again and again. Have fun with all that you create and choose your tools wisely!
