High quality beading needles from Tulip Co. of Japan. 0.41mm × 37.0mm, four (4) needles per tube. Ideal for beading and bead embroidery, needles can go through a seed bead 15/0 three times. Size 11 Short beading needle is shorter and sharper than the original size 11 Tulip Beading Needle, making it ideal for bead embroidery. The high-quality Japanese design is bendable and flexible, and these needles will pass easily through even the finest fabrics and will maintain its shape and resist breakage. They are much stronger and longer lasting than many other needles on the market! Large needle eye makes for easy threading. The slightly rounded tip prevents piercing and splitting the thread. 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.