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What's the difference between the Spiral Eye Needle
and the One Second Needle?
The "Spiral Eye Needle" is the original brand name for the unique side
threading needle invented by Pam Turner.
The "One Second Needle" is the brand name Telebrands gave the
design when they licensed the rights to make and sell my needle.
The specially designed side opening, is the same.
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The Spiral Eye Needle is
- Comes in a large variety of sizes
and types for the serious crafter.
- Made in small quantities,
individually cut, and quality
controlled.
- Made from 100% surgical
stainless steel.
- No nickel plating means no
allergic reaction.
See all the Spiral Eye sizes available
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The One Second Needle is
- Comes in two basic sizes.
- Intended for casual
mending tasks
- Mass produced so the cost
per needle is far less
Go to the One Second Needle site.
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Pam Turner, inventor of
the Spiral Eye side
threading needle.
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When all I heard was "it can't be done" I decided to prove them all wrong.
Here I am making needles one at a time with a piece of wire, a Dremmel and a
slow wet grinder.
Notice all those grooves in the grinding wheel caused by putting points on
thousands and thousands of needles.
Learn more about my story.
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The "other" easy to thread needle...
The Calyx eye (AKA "French Spring eye" or "self threading needle")
was invented in 1850. It has the opening located at the end of the eye
portion of the needle.
This crack in the top of the needle was intended to allow you to thread
it, but not let the thread out. Unfortunately this is not what happens.
Most users complain that they come un-threaded easily when they sew
and often times they shred their thread when inserting them.
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Photo is of a Calyx Eye needle next to a side threading needl
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Compare the
Spiral Eye Needle
to the One
Second Needle.
The needle on
the left is a size 4
sharp Spiral Eye
Needle.
The needle on
the right is the
"small" One
Second Needle.
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Spiral Eye Side Threading Needles
patent # US 8,151,720 B2
The original side threading needle
Easy to thread. Stays threaded.
Made in America from 100% surgical stainless steel.
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The Spiral Eye needle, is made by my manufacturer in Dayton MN. Unity Tool
Inc. It is a small family run business and I can go in at any time and talk to the
engineer that manages changes to my design, or the employee that makes the
points and the eyeless needle eye, or the employee that cuts the eyes into
them, or the one that heat treats them, or the person who deburrs them, or the
person who inspects them, etc. Every person there takes great pride in their
responsibility for the product they make for me. The owner, his wife and their
son are my main contacts there. They are very quality focused. I am extremely
happy with their work.
Spiral Eye Needles are made from 100% surgical stainless steel and are
inspected by the manufacturer and then by me, one needle at a time. I
personally put every needle in the package so I handle every single one. If you
get a defective one I am to blame.
The machine needle is actually made using a German made SCHMETZ brand
machine needle. I chose them because they are the highest quality. My
manufacturer than puts my patented eye into the SCHMETZ needle. Other
companies, including SCHMETZ, make open eyed machine needles, but those
snag or come unthreaded if you sew too fast. The design of my open eyed
machine needle is open below the eye in the point area of the needle which
eliminated the snagging and dropping of the thread. But, again, it costs more
because it is a complicated cut into a very small piece of metal and cannot be
made mass produced yet.
I stand behind my Spiral Eye Needle. If you are unhappy, return it and I will
refund your money.
Pam Turner
