*Sharps are medium length with a round eye and are good for basic sewing.
*Crewel Needles are medium length with an oval eye and are best for embroidery, short stitch basting and general sewing techniques.
*Glovers are best on animal fabrics such as suede leather or fur. These needles are short and have a knife like point, for cutting such heavy fabric.
*Beading needles have round eyes, fine points and are lengthy. They are best for fine fabrics, beading (hence the name) and are great when making long stitches.
*Betweens When quilting use betweens for tailoring, finishing and short basting. These are short with a round eye.
*Chenille If you like to embroider by hand your best bet is a chenille needle, which is a thick, short needle with a blunt point and oval eye. This needles is also great for hand worked buttonholes.
*Cotton Darners for stab stitching and long basting use cotton Darners, which have an oval eye and are long.
*Milliners if your needle is long with a round eye it is probably a Milliner’s needle. It use for the same purpose as a cotton darner needle.
*Tapestry needles when doing needle work on home décor fabric use tapestry needles which are long thick with an oval eye and blunt point.
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