Sewing needles

Needles are crafting tools used in the Tailoring discipline of the Outfitting skill
See Crafting Tools for details.

Creation and Repair

Needles are created using forging techniques that fall under the Blacksmithing discipline.

Their repair falls under Tailoring techniques, with standard processes for metal tool repair.

Templates

Needles use hardness and weight to derive their potency (harder is better and lower is better)

			Durability Cap		Steel
Type	Difficulty	Weight	Durability	Speed	Durability	Speed
Store Bought	-	12 stones	2 - very delicate	3 - extremely ineffective
plain needles	Basic	3 x density			8 - marginally vulnerable	4 - very ineffective
ribbed needles	Challenging	3 x density			2 - very delicate	5 - not very effective
knobby needles	Complicated	3 x density			9 - average construction	3 - extremely ineffective
thin needles	Very Difficult	3 x density			4 - rather flimsy	9 - exceptionally effective

Variations

	Quality	Quality #	Speed	Speed #	Durability	Durability #	Rarity
Green muracite sewing needles sharpened to a point	masterfully-crafted	12	rather effective	7	marginally vulnerable	8	festival
Icesteel sewing needles tipped with green gold	masterfully-crafted	12	rather effective	7	marginally vulnerable	8	festival
Icesteel sewing needles tipped with yellow gold	masterfully-crafted	12	rather effective	7	marginally vulnerable	8	festival
Iron sewing needles	well-crafted	7	extremely ineffective	3	very delicate	2	common
Lumium sewing needles	masterfully-crafted	12	tremendously effective	11	marginally vulnerable	8	auction
Pure white mistglass sewing needles graced by tiny black riftstones	masterfully-crafted	12	tremendously effective	11	particularly weak	5	auction
Scrimshaw whale bone sewing needles carved with stylized waves	masterfully-crafted	12	rather effective	7	marginally vulnerable	8	festival
Set of petite rose-gold sewing needles etched with blued-steel flowering vines							gift
Sewing needles inlaid with lustrous shell	masterfully-crafted	12	exceptionally effective	9	somewhat unsound	6	incidental
Sewing needles with ruby eyes carved to resemble flames	masterfully-crafted	12	rather effective	7	marginally vulnerable	8	festival
Shiny sewing needles crafted from palladium							festival
Shiny sewing needles crafted from razaksel	masterfully-crafted	12	rather effective	7	marginally vulnerable	8	festival
Slender agonite sewing needles capped with tiny tidal bloodstones	masterfully-crafted	12	tremendously effective	11	particularly weak	5	end loot
Slender sewing needles with a tiny blemish in the metal	masterfully-crafted	12	very effective	8	marginally vulnerable	8	festival
Steel sewing needles	masterfully-crafted	12	rather effective	7	marginally vulnerable	8	festival
... further results

Embroidery Needles

While not a formal part of the Outfitting discipline at this time, it is proposed that the Embroidery system will eventually be merged into it. The following needles can be used to apply the decorative designs to many purchased and crafted items.

Item	Source is	Rare item	Is incomplete
Blue gold tapestry needle with a blunted tip	Busy Bee, The (2)	true
Dainty loveglass embroidery needle tinged with glossy pink hues	Stitched by the Sea	true
Embroidery needle	Threads of Color (2), Threads of Color (1), Random creature drop, Quellia's Thread Shop, Neidle's Pattern Shop	false
Frosted seaglass embroidery needle delicately etched with frolicking mermaids	Stitched by the Sea	true
Gold-stippled coralite chenille needle tapered to a sharp point	Stitched by the Sea	true
Ivory scrimshaw tapestry needle intricately carved with a sprawling kraken	Stitched by the Sea	true
Kuwinite embroidery needle tapered to a sharp point	Busy Bee, The (2)	true
Silversteel tapestry needle with a blunted tip	Busy Bee, The (2)	true
Slender blue-white mistglass tapestry needle with a hazy sheen	Stitched by the Sea	true
Windsteel embroidery needle tapered to a sharp point	Busy Bee, The (2)	true

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