I feel an overpowering urge to praise the handmade needles Katrin sells, and since it's too much trouble to find a well-placed rooftop within hearing distance of everyone who needs good needles, I'll just shout from here:
These needles are marvellous!!! I've just completed a linen underdress using the middle sized one and it's without doubt the best needle I've ever used for handsewing. Looooong tapering point and wonderfully sharp. My other needles can go rust in a corner as far as I'm concerned.
And I suppose I should add that I'm not paid by Katrin to write this...I just love tools that work well and felt I needed to tell the world. Or at least the readers of this comment ;-)!