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I haven't been "beading" for very long, but soon after I bought our first jewelery kits I lost the beading needles that came with them. It's quite hard to put small beads into thread without a beading needle, so I hurried to buy some more.

There were several choices at Michaels, a craft chain store near us, and some how I lucked out and got the Beadalon Collapsible Eye Needles. I LOVE them. So far, I've pretty much been able to bead anything I've wanted using them. The eyes collapse, so it mostly doesn't matter how small the hole in the bead is (but be weary and don't try to force it, I did get a needle to break while trying to pass it through too small a hole).

There are a couple of minuses, however. For one, they're expensive!, up to $4 for a 4-pack. For the other, they are VERY easy to lose. I already lost 3 of the 4 that came in my last package. They are so thin that it's almost impossible to see them once they fall into the floor.

Anyway, I'm sold by them.