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title: "Quilting Needles for Hand Quilting — $93K/yr Amazon US Niche (2026) - Flapen"
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description: "Niche score 51/100 · $93K/yr market · 86K searches/yr · $8.72 avg price. Soft demand (-17.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list. Data updated Jul 2026."
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# **quilting needles for hand quilting**
**Worth a look**
Shows low returns (0.6%), but soft demand (-17.3% this quarter) keeps it on the watch list.
Market size 23Growth 16Conversion 95Competition 75Returns 97Price range 48Avg price 24Brand share 55Review moat 54Quality gap 23
**Returns**
**Incredible****0.6%**
return rate — above 5% kills the launch gate
**Conversion**
**Incredible****12.4%**
search→purchase rate — share of searches ending in a sale
**Competition**
**Great****40%**
top-5 click share — an open shelf
**Brand share**
**Good****72%**
top-5 brand share — brands hold most of the demand
**Review moat**
**Good****1,349.8**
avg incumbent reviews — the moat a new listing must climb
**Price range**
**Okay****$3.14–$25.91**
cheapest to priciest tracked listing — scored on the share inside $15–$100
**Avg price**
**Bad****$8.72**
avg listing price — sweet spot $15–$100
**Market size**
**Bad****$93K**
$93K/yr · 86K searches
**Quality gap**
**Bad****4.6★**
avg incumbent rating — lower means beatable quality
**Growth**
**Bad****-17.3%**
90-day search growth — must beat 0% to launch
According to Flapen's Amazon United States niche tracking, quilting needles for hand quilting is a $93K/yr Amazon United States market (86K searches/yr). The top 5 brands hold 72% of demand. Verdict: Worth a look — 51/100.
Data updated Jul 18, 2026 · scored weekly · [~~How we score niches ~~](https://flapen.com/research/methodology)
## **quilting needles for hand quilting market data**
- **Units sold / yr**
- **8K–10K**
- avg 100–250/product
- **Revenue / yr**
- **$70K–$87K**
- units × avg price
- **Conversion rate**
- **12.4%**
- **Avg BSR**
- **#39**
- **Page quality**
- **0%**
- **Prime**
- **100%**
- **Sponsored**
- **71%**
- **Out of stock**
- **0.0%**
- **Avg brand age**
- **46 months**
- **Avg seller age**
- **164 days**
## **Competition & brand share**
Clicks spread well past the top 5 (40% combined) — an open shelf where new products get seen.
**Brands**
**18 **▲rising
**Sellers**
**100**
**Top-5 brand share**
**72%**
Top 20: 100%
**Top-5 click share**
**40%**
Top 20: 85%
**Open market**
**22%**
- SCHMETZ23% - Colonial Needle20% - JollMono11% - Dritz10% - JNENERY7% - Euro-Notions6%
## **Demand & seasonality**
Weekly Amazon search volume, last 104 weeks — -17.3% search growth over the last 90 days.
3K2KBlack Friday '24Spike '25Prime Day '25Spike '26 seasonSepDecMarJunAugNovMarMay
No pronounced peak months · busiest ÷ quietest = 1.6×
[**Open Trend **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/quilting-needles-for-hand-quilting/trend)
## **Top quilting needles for hand quilting search terms**
- **quilting needles**21K/yr-7.0%6.3% conv. - **quilting needles for hand quilting**19K/yr-15.5%11.3% conv. - **hand quilting needles**15K/yr-12.2%9.3% conv. - **quilting needles for sewing machine**13K/yr-27.2%10.7% conv. - **schmetz quilting needles**6K/yr-24.5%14.2% conv. - **quilting sewing machine needles**5K/yr-28.3%6.5% conv. - **quilting needle**3K/yr-25.1%8.4% conv. - **quilting needles for hand sewing**3K/yr-31.3%10.7% conv. [**All search terms **](https://flapen.com/research/us/arts-crafts-sewing/quilting-needles-for-hand-quilting/search-terms)
## **Top quilting needles for hand quilting products on Amazon**
Each bubble is one product — market share against review moat; bubble size tracks estimated sales, color grades how beatable the incumbent looks.
0%3%$3K6%$6K9%$8K12%$11K101001K10K Reviews — right = deep review moatMarket share (90d) ≈ est. sales
Beatable (≤4.3★) Contested Strong incumbent (>4.7★)
All 24 tracked products in this niche — three views at once, no toggling.
### **Top sellers**
by 90-day click share
[1**Dritz Gold-Eye Big Stitch Quilting Needles Size 5 12 Count Silver**Dritz**$6.08**4.6★224 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0BS46FGPN) [2**John James Quilting/Betweens Hnd Ndls-Size 3/9 20/Pkg**Colonial Needle**$5.99**4.7★279 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0001DS6T8) [3**Premium Large Eye Large Gauge Needles for Hand Sewing - Assorted Sizes Including Embroidery - 25/50 PCs with 2 Threaders**JollMono**$7.30**4.6★4,748 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094H9S6W7) [4**SCHMETZ Quilting Needles - Size 90/14 5-Needle Cards Pack of 1**SCHMETZ**$7.93**4.9★436 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BXMO4L0) [5**Jnenery Large Eye Sewing Needles 7 Sizes Stainless Steel Needles for Hand Sewing Leather Embroidery Repair Quilting- Easy Threading with Threader Thimble for Crafters Seniors Travelers (35Pcs)**JNENERY**$5.59**4.6★1,844 rev](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2T9HY2Q)
**~~View all top sellers →~~**
### **Newest**
by launch date
[**Jnenery Large Eye Sewing Needles 7 Sizes Stainless Steel Needles for Hand Sewing Leather Embroidery Repair Quilting- Easy Threading with Threader Thimble for Crafters Seniors Travelers (35Pcs)**JNENERY**$5.59**1,844 rev1y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F2T9HY2Q) [**50 Pcs Universal Size 90/14 Sewing Machine Needles Heavy Duty Sewing Machine Needles for Embroidery Leather Jeans Compatible with Kind of Home Sewing Machine**HLARTNET**$8.96**674 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRQT7R1Y) [**FIVEIZERO 30-Count Steel Needles for Hand Sewing 6 Sizes Large Eye Embroidery and Hand Quilting Needles Kit with Threaders for Art & Craft Projects**FIVEIZERO**$3.96**2,046 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR16V8LH) [**30PCS Universal Sewing Machine Needles - Sizes 90/14 100/16 110/18 Heavy Duty Sewing Machine Needle for Thick Fabric Including Canvas Leather Embroidery Jeans**HLARTNET**$9.04**669 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPXBQLRW) [**SCHMETZ Quilting Needles - Size 90/14 5-Needle Cards Pack of 5**SCHMETZ**$25.91**436 rev2y ago](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CL7KP7H9)
**~~View all new products →~~**
### **Trending**
90-day click momentum
[**30PCS Universal Sewing Machine Needles - Sizes 90/14 100/16 110/18 Heavy Duty Sewing Machine Needle for Thick Fabric Including Canvas Leather Embroidery Jeans**HLARTNET**$9.04**4.6★**▲ 182%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CPXBQLRW) [**FIVEIZERO 30-Count Steel Needles for Hand Sewing 6 Sizes Large Eye Embroidery and Hand Quilting Needles Kit with Threaders for Art & Craft Projects**FIVEIZERO**$3.96**4.6★**▲ 117%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CR16V8LH) [**50 Pcs Universal Size 90/14 Sewing Machine Needles Heavy Duty Sewing Machine Needles for Embroidery Leather Jeans Compatible with Kind of Home Sewing Machine**HLARTNET**$8.96**4.7★**▲ 102%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0CRQT7R1Y) [**SCHMETZ Quilting Needles - Size 90/14 5-Needle Cards Pack of 1**SCHMETZ**$7.93**4.9★**▲ 95%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BXMO4L0) [**Premium Large Eye Large Gauge Needles for Hand Sewing - Assorted Sizes Including Embroidery - 25/50 PCs with 2 Threaders**JollMono**$7.30**4.6★**▲ 39%**](https://www.amazon.com/dp/B094H9S6W7)
**~~View all trending →~~**
## **What buyers say about quilting needles for hand quilting**
What buyers praise and complain about, mined from review topics.
### **What buyers love **
**Quality-Overall**22%
*“Good variety”*
**Value For Money**13%
*“Fair Price”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**11%
*“As advertised”*
**Size-Overall**10%
*“Convenient sizes”*
**Stitch/Finish/Polish**9%
*“Perfect for tougher material to stitch”*
**Ease Of Use**7%
*“Easy to use”*
**Strength**5%
*“Sturdy and easy to thread”*
**Durability**3%
*“never broke”*
**Storage Capacity**2%
*“I love the storage bottle”*
**Correct Contents**1%
*“Perfect item, everything I needed came with the order”*
### **What buyers complain about **
**Size-Overall**21%
*“Too large”*
**Thickness**15%
*“Very thick”*
**Quality-Overall**9%
*“Quality and poor handling”*
**Durability**8%
*“Easily breaks”*
**Strength**6%
*“Flimsy”*
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**4%
*“Not as Pictured”*
**Stitch/Finish/Polish**4%
*“very difficult to sew”*
**Material Quality**3%
*“I struggled to get the needle through my material”*
**Value For Money**3%
*“Cheap enough so not worth returning”*
**Ease Of Use**3%
*“are hard to get out”*
### **Top return reasons **
**Size-Overall**55%
**Advertised Vs Actual Product**10%
**Compatibility-Overall**6%
**Value For Money**5%
**Thickness**5%
**Functionality-Overall**4%
**Stitch/Finish/Polish**3%
**Quality-Overall**3%
**Defective Material/Parts**3%
**Material Quality**2%
## **Common questions**
- **Is quilting needles for hand quilting profitable to sell on Amazon United States?**
- The niche generates $93K/yr across 41 tracked products. 3 of 3 products launched in the last 360 days are still selling. 90-day search growth is -17.3%. Flapen's verdict: Worth a look (51/100).
- **How competitive is the quilting needles for hand quilting niche?**
- 18 brands and 100 sellers compete. The top 5 products take 40% of clicks and top 5 brands hold 72% of demand.
- **What do buyers complain about in quilting needles for hand quilting?**
- Top complaints mined from reviews: Size-Overall, Thickness, Quality-Overall. The return rate is 0.6%.
- **When does demand for quilting needles for hand quilting peak?**
- Demand is steady year-round — the busiest month runs 1.6× the quietest.
- **What does it cost to enter the quilting needles for hand quilting niche?**
- Listings span $3.14–$25.91; the average listing price is $8.72 (sweet spot $15–$100). The average incumbent carries 1,350 reviews — the moat a new listing must climb.
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