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Darning Needle

Maybe

Returns run at only 0.2% of orders. But prices span $2.44–$5.22, mostly outside the sweet spot, so Darning Needle is a Maybe.

Flapen Score
50
50 / 100
Ranks 2,970 of 5,777 Home & Garden niches · −1 vs the category median of 51
Market size
£78K/yr132K searches / yr
90-day growth
-39.1%search demand this quarter
Competition
47%top-5 click share · 30 brands · 64 sellers

Flapen Score

Darning Needle against its category

The dotted line is the Home & Garden average. Past it, Darning Needle is stronger. Inside it, weaker.

50Maybe
Big MarketTrendingHigh ConversionOpen MarketLow ReturnsPrice rangeAvg priceNo Dominant BrandLow Review BarrierQuality Gap
This niche Category average

Market

The Darning Needle market on Amazon at a glance

Shoppers on Amazon United Kingdom searched for Darning Needle 132K times last year and spent an estimated £78K. The top 5 brands take 47% of clicks. Demand peaks in Feb–Oct–Nov. Flapen scores it 50 out of 100, a Maybe.

01 · Demand

16.9% of searches ended in a purchase last week.

Shoppers searched for this 132K times in the last 12 months. That counts every search on Amazon United Kingdom for this niche's terms. In the latest week, 16.9% of those searches ended in a purchase. Searches in the last 90 days moved -39.1% against the 90 days before. Searches, conversion and average price together put the market at an estimated £78K a year.

Searches, last 12 months
132K
Growth, 90 days vs prior 90
-39.1%
Conversion, latest week
16.9%
Market size, estimated
£78Ka year
Peak month
November2.3× the quietest month
Top search term
darning needles for wool36K searches a year

02 · Price

A sale here is worth £3.46.

Listings sell for £3.46 on average, from £2.44 to £5.22. Amazon reports units sold in ranges. This niche sold 20K to 25K a year. The average listing sells 500 to 750 of them. At £3.46 that is £2K to £3K a year per listing.

Average price
£3.46under the $15 to $100 sweet spot
Price range
£2.44–£5.22
Amazon United Kingdom median price
£12.12across 27,606 niches
Units sold a year
20K–25K
Units per listing a year
500–750
Revenue per listing a year
£2K–£3K
Returns
0.2%of orders · Amazon United Kingdom median 0.6%

03 · Entry bar

The bar here is low.

73% of listings pay for placement with sponsored ads. 100% ship with Prime. On an average day, 13.5% of listings are out of stock. The average listing ranks #162 within Knitting & Crochet. It carries 768 reviews at 4.50 stars, so a new listing needs social proof before a better product.

Sponsored listings
73%
Prime listings
100%
Out of stock, average day
13.5%
Average rank
#162in Knitting & Crochet
Average rating
4.50 starsAmazon United Kingdom average 4.36 stars
Average reviews
768per listing
Listings tracked
30

04 · Newcomers

Amazon counts 0 of last year's 8 launches as successful.

8 products launched here in the last 12 months. Amazon counts 0 of them as successful launches, new products that hit its first-year sales bar. The brands on the shelf have sold for 25 months on average, so a newcomer is not facing entrenched names.

Launched, last 12 months
8
Successful launches
0Amazon's first-year sales bar
Average brand age
25 months

Products

Top Darning Needle products & what they sell for

Every tracked product: its share of the shelf, its reviews, and its price.

Competition

Competition: brands, sellers & click share

The top 5 products take 47% of clicks. Leaders hold, but buyers still shop past them.

£0£8K£16K£23K£31K1101001K10K Review Count Sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)

Brands

30 rising

Sellers

64

Top-5 brand share

47%

Top 20: 85%

Top-5 click share

47%

Top 20: 85%

Open market

49%

  • Udewo22%
  • Colonial Needle10%
  • KNITPRO6%
  • ASIRYVA5%
  • Kjzeex4%
  • Redamancy4%

Demand

Darning Needle search demand

Weekly searches over the year, seasonality beneath. Pick a range.

4K3KSpike '25NovDecJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDecJanFebMarAprMayJun

Peak months: Feb, Oct, Nov · busiest ÷ quietest = 2.3×

Search terms

Top Darning Needle search terms shoppers use

The exact words shoppers type, with yearly volume, growth, and conversion.

  • darning needles for wool36K/yr
  • darning needle27K/yr
  • yarn needle15K/yr
  • wool needles for sewing up knitting13K/yr
  • darning needles8K/yr
  • wool needle9K/yr
  • yarn needle for crochet6K/yr
  • sewing needles for wool5K/yr
  • wool needles4K/yr
  • yarn needles3K/yr

Reviews and returns

What reviews say buyers love and hate about Darning Needle

What buyers praise, what they complain about and why they send it back, from the reviews.

Complain

Sharpness19%−0.10

Not sharp

Not as sharp as I had hoped and quite thick

Not as sharp as I had hoped

Rusts/Corrodes13%−0.08

Rusts

These needles were rusty

2 out of 3 are still rusty

Quality-Overall13%+1.06

if you are looking for a quality needle dont buy these - cheap junk

Not good quality

Absolutely rubbish

Size-Overall11%−0.05

totally unfit for purpose

Too big

Definitely not large enough for yarn

Strength6%−0.02

not particularly strong

Not As Strong As I Thought They Would Be

Love

Quality-Overall24%+1.06

Good quality arrived on time

Excellent quality

Good variety

Value For Money16%+1.03

Good price

Excellent value

Excellent value

Advertised Vs Actual Product12%+1.28

Exactly what I wanted

As described

Product exactly as advertised

Size-Overall10%−0.05

Good range of lengths

These are handy as theyre different sizes as well

Case size is very good

Stitch/Finish/Polish10%+0.15

with a good finish

Great assortment for sewing knitting together

Fine for cross stitching

Return

0.2% Return rate 58% Fixable by listing

Size-Overall56%▆▄█▆▅▄

totally unfit for purpose

Too big

Definitely not large enough for yarn

Thickness8%▁█▅▁▅▃

thin

I should have realised there was no information in the listing about how thick they are

Far to thick for most uses

Defective Material/Parts6%▃▁▁▃█▁
Sharpness6%▃▁▁▂▁█

Not sharp

Not as sharp as I had hoped and quite thick

Not as sharp as I had hoped

Rusts/Corrodes6%▅▅▁▁▇█

Rusts

These needles were rusty

2 out of 3 are still rusty

FAQ

Common Darning Needle questions

Answered from the same tracked data.