If attached to a thread, the emblem of repair, alteration, and reconnecting. Perhaps a relationship has been torn asunder and needs mending. Or, maybe there is an aspect of self that needs healing or other important adjustments.
Conducting fruitless searches or participating in unproductive worrying (e.g., looking for a “needle in a haystack”).
Tilings, people, or situations that bother you to the point of distraction (e.g., “what’s needling you”).
Knitting needles can represent manipulating circumstances so that they come out a specific way. Alternatively, this may be a type of networking dream in which the fibers of a situation are carefully knit back together.
Embroidery indicates an intense attention to embellishing basic details and making sure everything has finishing touches that reflect your personality. [1]
The symbolic meaning therefore connects with this very precise way of penetrating below the surface of something in a way that leaves no evidence of its presence. In a dream, needles connect to this need or desire.
The type of needle will figure prominently in your interpretation.
A needle that has been used for drug use is an indication that something has happened in the past that is destructive but that has left almost no trace of the original act. [2]
A concept or knowledge has to be introduced from the outside, which may hurt, but will ultimately make us better from the inside.
2- The ability to have some penetrating insights about our own state can help us to cope with everyday- life. It will depend if the needles are being used by us or on us.
3- The needle can suggest masculine sexuality, but also the type of penetrating insight which changes our view of life. [3]
To dream of threading a needle, denotes that you will be burdened with the care of others than your own household.
To look for a needle, foretells useless worries.
To find a needle, foretells that you will have friends who will appreciate you.
To break one, signifies loneliness and poverty. [4]
See also: Stabbing.
Depth Psychology: The needle is often a symbol of emotional pain, unpleasant events. Who has hurt you?. What or who has “stabbed” your heart? Has someone hurt you with “sharp words”? On occasion, the needle is a phallic symbol.
A threaded needle can indicate the repairing of, or the sewing up of, unfinished issues in one’s personal or business life. If, however, a needle is seen as an instrument of health in the hands of a doctor or a nurse, then health issues may be of concern to the dreamer. (See also: Syringe, Vaccination). [7]
To thread a needle in your dream denotes good fortune in your undertaking but if you had a hard time threading it and became angry then you can expect some frustration before accomplishment. [10]
If you are threading a needle, then the dream suggests that there is a situation or relationship that needs mending. Needles are also phallic symbols. Consider the feeling tone. [11]
A concept or knowledge has to be introduced from the outside, which may hurt, but will ultimately improve our wellbeing. [12]
To dream of looking for a needle in a haystack, symbolizes useless worries over trivial matters. Also see “Injection.” [13]
A sewing needle will suggest spiritual repair, a knitting needle may suggest creativity and a hypodermic healing, or sometimes self-harm. [14]
To break a needle, a desire for seclusion.
To be sewing with a needle, by hand, need of a sympathetic friend. [16]
2. Need to penetrate a difficulty.
3. Annoyance from a relationship (“needling”). [18]
A tool to weave fabrics together with. Eye of the needle is a portal. [20]
To hold a needle in a dream means to correct oneself. Ifthe needle is threaded in the dream, it means finding a way to improve one’s life.
A broken needle in a dream means difficulties and trials.
If one’s needle is stolen in a dream, it means that one’s unfavorable conditions may last.
(See also: Sacking needle) [24]