You'll want to add these high quality needles from Tulip Company of Japan to your collection of hand sewing needles. These needles come in a small corked carrying tube. The needles have a very sharp tip designed for easy, snag-free piercing. You'll love how smoothly the needles go through the fabric. Great for sashiko and other embroidery and sewing projects. **** Well-known for their high quality sewing needles, The Tulip company of Hiroshima, Japan has been making sewing needles since 1948. Made of nickel plated steel under strict guidelines with cutting edge technology, the needles are polished lengthwise to ensure smooth fabric piercing. Milled to a perfect sharp, smooth tip, you'll love how smooth and slick these needles feel.