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) Conifers () are a group of conifer cone, cone-bearing Spermatophyte, seed plants, a subset of gymnosperms. Scientifically, they make up the phylum, division Pinophyta (), also known as Coniferophyta () or Coniferae. The division contains a sin ...

, 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 Sharon Needles (born November 28, 1981) is the stage name of Aaron Robert Coady, an American drag performer and recording artist. Needles rose to international attention on the RuPaul's Drag Race (season 4), fourth season of the Logo (TV channel) ...

(born 1981), American drag queen

Places

* Needle Rocks, Tasmania, Australia * Needle Island,

McDonald Islands The McDonald Islands () are an uninhabited archipelago in the southern Indian Ocean in the vicinity of Heard Island (). Together with Heard Island, they make up the Australian external territory of Heard Island and McDonald Islands. The ...

, 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 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 (Black Hills) The Needles of the Black Hills of South Dakota are a region of erosion, eroded granite pillars, towers, and spires within Custer State Park. Popular with climbing, rock climbers and tourism, tourists alike, the Needles are accessed from the Ne ...

, a region of granite pillars in South Dakota, United States *

Needles, California Needles is a city in San Bernardino County, in the Mojave Desert region of Southern California. Situated on the western banks of the Colorado River, Needles is located near the California border with Arizona and Nevada. The city is accessible v ...

, 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) 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" (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 A birthmark is a congenital, benign irregularity on the skin which is present at birth or appears shortly after birth—usually in the first month. Birthmarks can occur anywhere on the skin. They are caused by overgrowth of blood vessels, melanocy ...

'' by Born Ruffians

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 1 ...

, 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