Needle 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 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 tool for upholstery, generally thick and curved

Science and technology

Botany

Needle (botany) Conifers are a group of cone-bearing seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a single extant class, Pinopsida. All extant ...

, of conifers

Medicine

Hypodermic needle A hypodermic needle (from Greek ὑπο- (''hypo-'' = under), and δέρμα (''derma'' = skin)), one of a category of medical tools which enter the skin, called sharps, is a very thin, hollow tube with one sharp tip. It is commonly used w ...

, a hollow needle commonly used with a syringe to inject fluid into or extract fluid from the body *

Surgical needle A surgical suture, also known as a stitch or stitches, is a medical device used to hold body tissues together and approximate wound edges after an injury or surgery. Application generally involves using a needle with an attached length of threa ...

, several types of needles used for surgical suture *

Tuohy needle A Tuohy (/tOO-ee/) needle is a hollow hypodermic needle, very slightly curved at the end, suitable for inserting epidural catheters. Epidural needle Literally, an epidural needle is simply a needle that is placed into the epidural space. To ...

, a needle used to administer epidural catheters

Technology

* Acupuncture needle, in alternative medicine *

Gramophone needle A magnetic cartridge, more commonly called a phonograph cartridge or phono cartridge or (colloquially) a pickup, is an electromechanical transducer that is used to play records on a turntable A phonograph, in its later forms also calle ...

, used for playing records * Indicator needle, of a

measuring instrument A measuring instrument is a device to measure a physical quantity. In the physical sciences, quality assurance, and engineering, measurement is the activity of obtaining and comparing physical quantities of real-world objects and events. Establ ...

Needle valve A needle valve is a type of valve with a small port and a threaded, needle-shaped plunger. It allows precise regulation of flow, although it is generally only capable of relatively low flow rates. Construction and operation An instrument ...

Places

* Needle Rocks, Tasmania, Australia *

Needle (stack) The Needle is a sea stack on the island of Hoy Hoy ( sco, Hoy; from Norse , meaning "high island") is an island in Orkney, Scotland, measuring – the second largest in the archipelago, after Mainland. A natural causeway, ''the Ayre'', li ...

, a sea stack on the island of Hoy, Orkney, Scotland *

Needle Mountains The Needle Mountains are a subrange of the San Juan Mountains of the Rocky Mountains located in the southwestern part of the U.S. State of Colorado. Much of the range is protected in the Weminuche Wilderness of the San Juan National Forest. The ...

, Colorado, United States * Needles, California, United States

Arts and entertainment

Music

Needle (band) Needle (stylized as eedle'') is an American industrial rock band formed in Philadelphia in 1995. The group's musical style primarily consists of aggressive electronic dance music. eedlehas seen extraordinary popularity in the Philadelphia an ...

, an American industrial rock band * "Needle", a song on the album '' All for One'' by The Screaming Jets

Films

* ''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

Other arts and entertainment

* ''Needle'' (novel), by Hal Clement *

Needle (comics) The Needle is a fictional character, a mutant supervillain appearing in American comic books published by Marvel Comics. Created by Mark Gruenwald, Carmine Infantino, and Al Gordon, the character first appeared in ''Spider-Woman'' #9 (December 197 ...

, a Marvel Comics character * ''Needle'' (module), a 1987 Dungeons & Dragons module

Other uses

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 R. J. Mical. He was one of ...

(1947–2016), American engineer * USS ''Needle'' (SP-649), a United States Navy patrol boat in commission from 1917 to 1919 * Needle, a cheerleading stunt *

Sharon Needles Sharon Needles (born November 28, 1981) is the stage name of Aaron R. Coady, an American drag performer and recording artist. A self-described "stupid genius, reviled sweetheart, and PBR princess", Needles rose to international attention on the ...

(born 1981), American drag queen