These days I am more concentrated on gaming (Age of Wonders II) rather than stitching, but there's something to mention - an aquisition of a new type of needle. An original DMC number 28. They're neither a double-needle or anything special but are doing a great job. Initially I chose them because of the beading - such size of needles have a very thin eye and since I am using very small beads I bought them for this purpose.

 

It seems in US there's a different numbering system (not sure), but I wasn't able to find this needles online (on the US DMC site). Their article number is 1693.

This needles are a bit difficult to thread again because of the eye size. But to my surprise they appear to keep the thread so tight that they allow you to stitch without being afraid that the thread will go loose at some point and having to pull it back. In other words the thread stays like glued in the eye *g* I was a bit concerned that the tightness of such grasp might cut the thread in half while in the eye, but by now nothing like that happens.

All this makes you able to keep stitching with bit more of the floss than otherwise, so it creates less leftovers.

Very comfortable to use and perhaps even money saving. Recommended.