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Quickfind.

Prickers           

Lace Rollers

Pin one of these to your pillow to wind up your
length of braid

£3.50 each.

Lazy Susans and Needlepins.
Fine Crochet Hook.
Latchet Hooks.
Pin Lifters and Pushers.
Pins and Dividers.
Stitch and Bobbin Holders.
Scissors.
 
 


All metal parts are available to the bobbin maker for making these tools.
We supply pin lifter ends, pin pushers and short bodied pinvices to insert in wooden handle
Also bent needles for susans or needlepins - prices upon request.

 


Prickers.

This is the Aluminium Pinvice
also known as a wighook holder

When fitted with a short needle it becomes an inexpensive pricker.

Use a no: 8 sharps or similar needle cut in half.

£2.20 each or £18.00 for 10
Bulk prices for larger quantities.

 
The wooden style handle is easier
for those who have a problem with gripping.      

£5.00 each.

Cork Boards for pricking - £2.50 each.

Lazy Susans and Needlepins.

The Lazy Susan is used for sewing in your ends.

A bent needle is held in the wooden handle.
The eye is outermost.

In use a loop of thread is tied through the eye
and used to pull through your ends.

£2.50 each

A mounted needle with the point facing out.
Used for sewings with very fine threads

£2.50 each

Close up view of susan and needlepin.


Crochet Hook.

 
This very small size hook ( 0.4 mm ) is made specially for lacemakers.

£1.50


Latchet Hooks.

Extra fine latch hook.
These are often known as Hosiery ladder menders.

£1.40


Pinlifters and Pushers

Traditional Forked Pinlifter.

Easy to use -
The forked end fits under the pinhead
and a straight pull lifts the pin

£2.00 each

The standard forked pin lifter
is sized for pins
up to 0.65 mm.

The fine forked pin lifter

is sized for pins up to 0.5 mm.
The forked end is hand crafted
Close up view of the fine lifter head.

£4.00 each

 

The Continental Style Push/Puller.

The end is dished for pushing.
The rim of the dished end is burred inwards.
so that the pin head can be engaged for pulling.

As the name suggests it is a design
used by lacemakers on the Continent.
Practice is needed to pull pins out straight
Care must be taken if you have
a plastic pillow

£2.00 each

 

The Thimble Pin Pusher.

Fits on your finger.
Four sizes available
identified by the number of rings.

These will protect your fingertips
but may not be suitable
if your pins are very close together.

£3.00 each

 

 

Pin Lifter & Pusher
Combination Tool.

At one end is a forked lifter.
whilst the other end
has the pusher.

£3.50 each

Close up view of the combination tool.


Pins and Dividers.


Daisy head.

Pearl headed
divider pins

pack of 5

50 pence.


Leaf head.
 

Roundel of 40
glass headed pins

£1.20

Lacemaking pins.
0.6 mm diameter x 30 mm long

These are the thicker pins.
(recommended for beginners)

box of 200 £1.50
50 gm box £3.60
100 gm box £5.50

Lacemaking pins.
0.5 mm diameter x 30 mm long

These are the thinner pins
for finer laces.

box of 200 £1.50
50 gm box £4.00
100 gm box £6.00

 
These lacemaking pins are nickel plated steel which is stainless.
under no circumstances should these be used with an emery powder pincusion.


Stitch and Bobbin Holders.

Spring Stitch Holders. 13 cm wide

£1.20 each

Bobbin Stackers. 20 cm wide

£2.00 each

 

 

Continental Bobbin Stackers.
20 cm wide (15 cm inside)

£2.00 each


Scissors.

Embroidery Scissors.

Fiskars Soft Touch Micro tip.

£12.00 pair

Dressmaking Scissors.

Fiskars Soft touch Shears.

£15.00 pair