Which Aari Needle to Choose When You Are a Beginner to Aari Embroidery

Aari embroidery is one of the most intricate and beautiful embroideries that is done on any fabric. If you are a newbie and don’t know which aari embroidery needle (aka embroidery hooks) would be best for you. Well, then you are in the right place. In this blog, I will guide you through various types of aari needles and which one would be perfect for your embroidery project.

 

1) Aari Embroidery Needle for French Wire and Bead Embroidery Work

As the title suggests this needle is used for doing French wire embroidery and bead embroidery with 15/0 beads. The thickness of this needle is 0.5MM. This needle is used for doing precise work and requires skills and practice to get hang of it. It might not be the best place to start when you are a beginner at aari embroidery.

 

2) Aari Needles for Beads and Sequins Embroidery

This needle is more thick and strong compared to the above needle. It is 0.72mm thick and has a wooden hand that provides a good grip while doing embroidery. It is used for beads of size ranging from 8/0 to 11/0. If you are a beginner then this needle would be the best place to start as it is thick, strong and easy to handle. You can use it to make various designs with sequins and beads.

 

3) Aari Needle for Thread Embroidery

This needle is used for embroidery with zari thread and silk threads. They come in four styles.

First one is for one thread work where the size of the thread should be 1mm or less. Use this needle when you want to do precise work like outlining the design with Zari or Resham (Silk) Thread. This needle is a good place to start for beginners who want to learn how to do thread embroidery.

The second one is for two thread work where the size of the thread should be 1mm or less for embroidery work. You can use it for thick outlining or for filling the design.

The third one is used when you want to do three to five thread work where the size of the thread should be 1mm or less. You can also use this needle with bigger size of threads. It is used for filling the design in a much faster way.

 

The fourth one is used with threads as well as large beads of sizes like 6/0. With this needle, you can do 2 to 3 thread work very easily. It has a wooden handle which makes it easy to have a good grip while working. You can try this if you are a beginner.

I hope now you can easily choose the needle according to the work you have.