sewing thread. The earliest needles were made of bone or wood; modern needles are manufactured from high carbon steel wire and are nickel- or 18K gold-plated...

be replaced. Soldiers were provided with two replacement needles for that purpose. The needle could be easily replaced in under 30 seconds, even in the...

vocalist on many hit singles by the Searchers, including the song "Needles and Pins" and "What Have They Done to the Rain?". In his early years, Pender worked...

bar. The needle bar goes forward- the open needles clear the web The weft thread is laid on the needles The weft thread falls loosely The needle bar draws...

prickled by numerous pins. The princess begins a task of removing the pins to revive the prince, but a servant replaces her and claims the prince's resurrection...

either on straight flat needles or in the round on needles with (often times plastic) tubes connected to both ends of the needles. There are usually many...

rounded pin tops are desirable; they don't snag the yarn or fingers. Pins are usually spaced ¼ to ⅛ of an inch apart (3-7 millimeters apart). The pins may...

perineum, external genitalia and anus; or more descriptively, numbness or "pins-and-needles" sensations of the groin and inner thighs which would contact...

album title was going to be Needles and Pins. The cover was supposed to be a girl holding a Kewpie with a bunch of pins in it... she's stabbing the doll...

Canada, where "Needles and Pins" made it all the way to No. 1. "Needles and Pins" and "When You Walk in the Room" later became US and UK hits for The...