They are the most important tool for those who want to decorate an embroidery ground, with a thread. The diversity of needles is quite large and requires some knowledge when choosing. We will help you to get started. 

A course participant once said after receiving the "initial equipment": 

I actually wanted to learn embroidery, not acupuncture....

As important as for acupuncture is the type of needle also in embroidery, whether by hand or machine. We only give hints for hand embroidery here.

However, both techniques have one thing in common: every needle has its expiration date! In the past, needles were a luxury item, hard to come by and expensive to pay for. One had aids to sharpen needles and make them altogether more "runnable" again: emery pads. Today, these emery pads are more expensive than many, many new needles. So treat yourself to new needles every now and then, especially if you do a lot of work on canvas, i.e. uncountable ground fabric. This will save your hand muscles and your nerves!