needleful

/ ˈniːdəlfʊl /

noun

1. a length of thread cut for use in a needle

Example Sentences

She took a new needleful of thread, waxed it carefully, threaded her needle with a steady hand, and then observed, with perfect composure—

From Literature

"I was thinking about saucepans," said Wyn, peacefully, as she drew her needleful of silk out of the cloth and stuck in her needle with a click of her thimble.

From Project Gutenberg

When a new needleful is taken, the end of the winding and sewing strand must be hidden in the coil.

From Project Gutenberg

It is much prettier and better done than the one Miss Longstitch worked, of Charlotte at the tomb of Werter, though she did sew silver spangles all over Charlotte's lilac gown, and used chenille, at a fi'-penny-bit a needleful, for all the banks and the large tree.

From Project Gutenberg

I have a needle stuck in my dress now, with a needleful of thread.

From Project Gutenberg