▶ Watch the step-by-step video (YouTube)
Press the point against a metal file or diamond file to blunt it, then rotate the needle as you file so that the point becomes rounded.

Western-style sewing needles have sharp points and tend to pierce the thread or the leather outside the punched holes, so the point is dressed.
▶ Watch the step-by-step video (YouTube)
Press the point against a metal file or diamond file to blunt it, then rotate the needle as you file so that the point becomes rounded.