Needle or Needles may refer to:

Crafting

Crochet needle A crochet hook (or crochet needle) is an implement used to make loops in thread or yarn and to interlock them into crochet stitches. It is a round shaft pointed on one end, with a lateral groove behind it. The point eases the insertion of the hoo ...

, a tool for making loops in thread or yarn *

Knitting needle A knitting needle or knitting pin is a tool in hand-knitting to produce knitted fabrics. They generally have a long shaft and taper at their end, but they are not nearly as sharp as sewing needles. Their purpose is two-fold. The long shaft '' ...

, a tool for knitting, not as sharp as a sewing needle *

Sewing needle A sewing needle, used for hand-sewing, is a long slender tool with a pointed tip at one end and a hole (or ''eye'') to hold the sewing thread. The earliest needles were made of bone or wood; modern needles are manufactured from high carbon steel ...

, a long slender tool with a pointed tip * Trussing needle, a long slender tool, sometimes with a flattened point, to tie poultry for cooking * Upholstery needle, a tool for upholstery, generally thick and curved

Science and technology

Botany

* Needle (botany), of conifers

Medicine

* Acupuncture needle, in alternative medicine *

Hypodermic needle A hypodermic needle (from Greek Language, Greek ὑπο- (''hypo-'' = under), and δέρμα (''derma'' = skin)) is a very thin, hollow tube with one sharp tip. As one of the most important intravenous inventions in the field of drug admini ...

, a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject fluid into or extract fluid from the body * Surgical needle, several types of needles used for surgical suture * Tuohy needle, a needle used to administer epidural catheters

Technology

* Gramophone needle, used for playing records * Indicator needle, of a

measuring instrument Instrumentation is a collective term for measuring instruments, used for indicating, measuring, and recording physical quantities. It is also a field of study about the art and science about making measurement instruments, involving the related ...

Needle valve A needle valve is a type of valve with a small port and a screw thread, threaded, needle-shaped plunger. It allows wikt:precision, precise regulation of Fluid dynamics, flow, although it is generally only capable of relatively low flow rates. ...

People

Dave Needle David Lewis Needle (December 17, 1947 – February 20, 2016) was an American computer engineer. He was a key engineer and co-chief architect in the creation of the Amiga 1000 computer with Jay Miner, Dave Morse, and RJ Mical. He was one of th ...

(1947–2016), American engineer * Sharon Needles (born 1981), American drag queen

Places

* Needle Rocks, Tasmania, Australia * Needle Island, McDonald Islands, Australia *

The Needles The Needles are a row of three stacks of chalk that rise about out of the sea off the western extremity of the Isle of Wight in the English Channel, United Kingdom, close to Alum Bay and Scratchell's Bay, and part of Totland, the weste ...

, a rock formation on the western tip of the

Isle of Wight The Isle of Wight (Help:IPA/English, /waɪt/ Help:Pronunciation respelling key, ''WYTE'') is an island off the south coast of England which, together with its surrounding uninhabited islets and Skerry, skerries, is also a ceremonial county. T ...

* The Needle, Orkney, a sea stack on the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland * Needle Mountains, Colorado, United States * Needles (Black Hills), a region of granite pillars in South Dakota, United States * Needles, California, United States * ''L'Aiguille'' ("the Needle"), part of a chalk formation in

Étretat Étretat () is a Communes of France, commune in the Seine-Maritime Departments of France, department in the Normandy (administrative region), Normandy Regions of France, region of Northwestern France. It is a Tourism, tourist and Agriculture, far ...

, France

Arts and entertainment

Film

* ''Needle'' (1990 film), a television film by Jimmy McGovern * ''Needle'' (2010 film), a supernatural horror film * ''The Needle'' (1988 film), a Soviet film starring Viktor Tsoi

Music

* Needle (band), an American industrial rock band * "Needle" (song), by Nicki Minaj featuring Drake * "Needle", a song on the album '' All for One'' by The Screaming Jets * "Needle", a song on the album '' Birthmarks'' by Born Ruffians

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Needle'' (novel), by Hal Clement * Needle (comics), a Marvel Comics character * ''Needle'' (module), a 1987 Dungeons & Dragons module

Other uses

* Baiting needle, used in angling * USS ''Needle'' (SP-649), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 * Needle, a cheerleading stunt