High quality beading needles from Tulip Co. of Japan. Tulip beading needles are thin, strong and slightly flexible to resist bending and breaking. The slightly rounded tip prevents piercing and splitting the thread. **** Well-known for their high quality sewing needles, The Tulip company of Hiroshima, Japan has been making sewing needles since 1948. Made of nickel plated steel under strict guidelines with cutting edge technology, the needles are polished lengthwise to ensure smooth fabric piercing. Milled to a perfect sharp, smooth tip, you'll love how smooth and slick these needles feel.