For people who prefer a very long, very thin needle for stringing pearls or other beads with very small holes (such as 2mm gemstone beads) we offer Pearl Stringing Needles. These are a little longer than 10 centimeters (almost 4 inches) long and measure 0.5mm (.02 inches) in diameter. This is a rigid needle (unlike the flexible twisted needles sold below). The Black Tough Thread in the picture shows the hole location. The picture also shows a needle threading tool (sold below). Please note that this needle is not quite thin enough to use with the smallest pearls that we carry.