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.

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
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

Item	Rare	Speed	#	Durability	#	Quality	#
Iron sewing needles	false	extremely ineffective	3	very delicate	2	well-crafted	7
Steel sewing needles inlaid with electrum	false	not very effective	5	rather reinforced	11	masterfully-crafted	12
Pure white mistglass sewing needles graced by tiny black riftstones	true	tremendously effective	11	particularly weak	5	masterfully-crafted	12
Sewing needles inlaid with lustrous shell	true	exceptionally effective	9	somewhat unsound	6	masterfully-crafted	12
Sewing needles with ruby eyes carved to resemble flames	true	rather effective	7	marginally vulnerable	8	masterfully-crafted	12
Slender agonite sewing needles capped with tiny tidal bloodstones	true	tremendously effective	11	particularly weak	5	masterfully-crafted	12
Slender sewing needles with a tiny blemish in the metal	true	very effective	8	marginally vulnerable	8	masterfully-crafted	12
Thin sewing needles crafted from animite	true	tremendously effective	11	particularly weak	5	masterfully-crafted	12
Whale bone sewing needles	true	rather effective	7	marginally vulnerable	8	masterfully-crafted	12