Check the listing for details. Tulip Hiroshima Hand Sewing Needles - Milliners-Straw - # 9 - THN-080e. Condition: New. Listed at 9.95 USD. Tulip Milliners Straw Needles - # 9 - 6 needles - .061mm x 45mm (.024" width x 1.77" length) These high-quality needles have a sharp tip to pierce smoothly through the fabric. The needles are polished lengthwise to minimize the contact surface with the cloth and ensure smooth fabric piercing. Recommended to wipe down the needles after use and place back in the storage case to maintain good performance. Milled to a perfect sharp, smooth tip, you'll love how smooth and slick these needles feel. 6 needles come in a handy carrying tube with a cork top. Well-known for their high-quality sewing needles, the Tulip Co. of Hiroshima, Japan, has been making sewing needles since 1948. Made of nickel-plated steel under strict guidelines with cutting edge technology.