Friskers is largest line to pick from with many options to pick from and many varities. They are sure tested and are a popular go to brand.
Why Pick Gingher
What Gingher lacks in product selection, it more than makes up for in quality and features. The product often cost more than a standard pair with $50 being pretty common for a basic pair. Gingher scissors are stainless steel and if they go dull you can contact the company to have them resharpen.
Why Pick Singer.
Singer is the cheapest option, but being the cheapest option means it's also the lowest quality of them all. Many people usually start with Singer as a biggers scissor, but quickly update when they find they enjoy their hobby.
Why Pick Olfa
Olfa is a brand deticated to quilters and thus most of their products are about quilting. While Olfa brand stuff are nice to have around for products, it also can be harder to find parts or the right scissors for the job.
This is info on handsewing needles, for info on machine needles please refer to the page about sewing machines.
Sharps
Sharps are your general sewing needle that will be used for most sewing projects. Sharps have a size number (2-12) and the lower the number the thicker the material.
Short Darners
Short Darners have a large eye and used mostly for mending the thread you'd usually see with this one are cotton or yarn.
Long Darners
Long Darners are used for basting fabrics together.
Yarn Darners
Yarn darners are long needles with large eyes that are used mostly for yarn and are used often in crochet, knitting, or quilting.
Curved Repairs
Just as their name suggest these needles are curved to repair objects that would be harder to fix with a straight needle.
Leather Needles
Leather needles are used to work on thick materials including leather.
Tapestry/Cross Stitch
A needle with a large eye and a blunt tip that is used for pushing through thick material such as canvas, usually used for creating tapestries or doing cross stitching.
Embrodery/Crowl
Needles with a large eye that are used for putting mutliple threads through and used for embrodery.
Chenille
A needle with a large eye and a sharp point used for certain types of embrodery.
Quilting
A short needle with a round eye used for quilting.
Beading
Beading needles are long and thin needles used to help pic up and string beads onto beading thread.
Milliners/Straw
These needles are usually for making hats, but people use them to make fancy pieces such as smocking.
The name says it all. All purpose thread can be used for most projects. All Purpose thread is made of polyester or some type of poly-cotton combo. Most sewing projects will use this type of thread.
Cotton
Cotton thread is 100% cotton and is used mostly for quilting and projects that will be in heated enviroments. Some of these projects include bowl cozies, rice bags, ironing board covers, and any project that can be put in the microwaves or against something too hot.
Heavy Duty
Heavy Duty thread is used for furinture and things that may get a little beating.
Elastic
This is thread that stretches for needs. The most popular use of this thread is to make smocking.
Embrodery
Embrodery is thin and shiny thread that is used for embrodery machines and project. Be careful not to accendently pick up this thread as it's the most commonly picked up by new sewers.
Serger
Serger thread is used in a serger machine. Serger thread is thin and usually found in a cone same. The thinnest of the thread comes from the fact that it's made to be used in tandom with three other serger threads. Be careful not to grab serger thread thinking that you will save money by buying more.
Metalic
Metalic thread is decorative and usually used for embrodery. Should you chose to use this in a normal machine, you will need to get a metalic needle to prevent it from breaking.
Wool
Wool thread is made of wool and is usually used on thicker projects. It's also usable if your doing some historical costumes.
Silk
Silk thread is normally reserved for embrodery, but can be found in sewing forms as well.
Nylon
Nylon can be used for medium weight fabrics and is popular with leather since it doesn't rot like cotton will over time and from the dyes. The most common use of Nylon thread is for athletic wear and swimsuits.
Demin/Jean
Demin or Jean thread is slightly thicker and made in a limited amount of colors to match your demin.
Invisable
Invisable thread is a thread that is made of plastic, but when sewn with will disappear in appearance. This is not a replacement for different sewing techinques that hide thread as you can still see outlines with invisable thread.
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