John James Yarn Darners Reviews
Product Type: John James in Homeware
Newest Review: ... daisies in the first place but also to sew them together once they are made. The Yarn Darners that I bought were made by a ... more
... company called John James and came in a pack of seven silver coloured needles which cost me around one pound to buy - a bargain in anyone's book!
John James is a British company based in Redditch who make a wide range of specialised hand sewing needles and accessories which are sold all over the world.
The seven needles are all different sizes numbers 14 to 18. Now, even though I am a knitter, I had no idea what these sizes actually represented. I bought the needles by sight - they looked as though they were the rig...more
Customer John James Yarn Darners Reviews (2)
by - written on 14/03/13 (Very useful, 64 readings)
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I started 'real' knitting at the age of eleven - some 47 years ago now - when I knitted a little cardigan for my new baby sister. I had been doing bits and pieces before then as I was learning to knit but, from memory, this was the first actual garment that I knitted. As anyone else who knits knows you cannot use ordinary sewing needles to sew up your knitting. The main reason for this is the fact that the wool would be too thick to go through the hole in the needle! This is where Yarn Darners come in. These are needles just like ordinary sewing needles except for the fact that they are longer, thicker and have larger eyes for threading. These are ... Read the complete review
by - written on 16/02/12, updated on 10/12/12 (Very useful, 54 readings)
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Review of John James Yarn Darners. ~~What is a Yarn Darner?~~ Basically, Yarn Darners are a type of hand sewing needles. They are longer and thicker than normal sewing needles with long threading eyes which are used for spanning large holes during mending, using yarn or cotton and also for sewing up and darning in the loose ends on knitted or crochet work. The John James Yarn Darners come in a packet containing 7 silver coloured sewing needles in sizes 14/18. Size 14 75mm length x 2.03mm diameter Size 15 69mm length x 1.83mm diameter Size 16 66mm length x 1.63mm diameter Size 17 63mm length x ... Read the complete review
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