It is sad to say but by supplier for dowels is not making dowels for medical health reasons. Dowels on demand has made the best exotic dowels for me for 3 years now.
So I have been hunting for a new supplier. I found this site
http://www.americanwoodcrafterssupply.com/wooden-products/dowels.htm#Dowels
and they have cool knobs for the ends
http://www.americanwoodcrafterssupply.com/product_category.htm
good price.
I will tell you how I like the needles
Here is a chart for sizing needles
http://www.fibergypsy.com/common/needles.shtml
This year I am ordering 1/4 in needles for the 1st grade
