Well, all you need are some simple craft store items and your on your way to making a box full of your own needle. any questions please send me a tweet, comment, message or email. thanks for. Here's how to make your own needle tools. to create fine detail or make bead holes in polymer clay, needle tools are very helpful. here's how to make your own needle tools. the blue bottle tree but they only come in one size and the wood can be quite rough. tutorials and lessons often suggest using a “needle tool” for sculpting clay. - shorter needles and cable needle - buy 1 of these. mine pictured are made from a 25mm rod. drawer pull handles - wooden or plastic. - the main thing is that they sit flat and the bottom of them is roughly the same size as the end of the rods..
The long search for rag rug needles. the needle in the photo below has made several rugs for me but it had developed a nick on one side that kept catching the threads and making it much harder to pull through the loops. since i bought my needle at a craft show i didn't have a close source for a new one.. The polyurethane will make the needles last longer and protect from nicks and dulling points. cost dowels $0.25 - $1.50 (depending on quality and coupons) sandpaper $3-4 polyurethane $7 1 set of needles total cost ~ $2 for the minimal cost for the great product outcome, i give the homemade knitting needles 4 buttons up.. Needles from hardware store dowels! tip : wax these for an even smoother finish. i’ve used salad bowl wax, which is just mineral oil blended with beeswax, but i’m sure many types would work..
