Method for the manufacture of a portion of surgical thread (1) for the purposes of reconstruction in the field of surgery and/or anaesthetic medicine, the portion of surgical thread (1) comprising a support portion (2), in particular cylinder-shaped, and a plurality of needles (3) protruding from the support portion (2) and evenly distributed on the support portion (2), said portion of surgical thread (1) having a length (Lf), said method comprising the following steps: • a). obtaining a portion of raw thread (10) of length (Li), with Li<;Lf, provided with needles (3) produced by in-mould needle moulding (M) comprising a plurality of impressions (EP) for forming the needles (3), • b). stretching the raw thread portion (10) so that the length (Li) thereof is multiplied by at least 2, the portion of surgical thread (1) having, by the end of this step, the length (Lf).