darning needle

from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.

• noun A long, large-eyed, often blunt needle used in darning.

from The Century Dictionary.

• noun A long needle with a large eye, used in darning.

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

• noun Used other than as an idiom: A needle used for darning.
• noun A large needle used for darning.
• noun A damselfly, or a dragonfly that resembles one.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

• noun slender-bodied non-stinging insect having iridescent wings that are outspread at rest; adults and nymphs feed on mosquitoes etc.
• noun a long needle with an eye large enough for heavy darning or embroidery thread