EMBROIDERY TOOLS I offer the following embroidery tools Abalone Emery Needle Polisher - Tool to Clean Black or Squeaky Needles Best Laying Tool - Shay Pendrays Laying Tool Laying Tool - Hand Carved Bone Laying Tool that can also be used as a Shawl Pin Corjac Tack Kit - Stretcher Bar Frame Accessories Goldwork and Beading Pad - A great fabric pad to hold goldwork threads and beads Japanese Koma - Goldwork Tool Needle Case Bone - Hand Bone Elephant, Owl and Rabbit Needle Case Sterling Silver - Fairy Needle Minders - Needlework magnets to hold embroidery needles Pricker - Design Transfer Tool Stiletto (Bone Handle) - Stitching and Goldwork Tool Stiletto (Rose Wood) - Stitching and Goldwork Tool Stiletto (Steel Blade) - For Heavy Fabrics and Leather Takaburi Needle - Laying Tool Retractable Scissors Holder - Scissors Tool Tool Trolley - Retractable Scissors Holder Tweezers - Goldwork Tool and General Embroidery Tool Velvet Board - Board on which to cut Metal Threads Merchandise Page!  |  Goldwork Supplies Page!  View Shopping Cart

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ABALONE EMERY NEEDLE POLISHER (TSAEMP) A emery filled pillow is sandwiched between two beautiful abalone shells (each shell has its own unique look).  Needles are run through the pillow and the emery powder cleans, polishes and sharpens the needle. The abalone needle cleaner can be hung from a chatelaine or necklace. SIZE Length: 1 1/2 inches (4 3/4 cm)   Width:1 1/4 inches (3 1/4 cm) (TSAEMP) Abalone Emery Needle Cleaner: $18.45 Canadian dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

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CORJAC TACK KIT (TSCTK) Kit includes: Packet of strong steel thumb tacks approximately 60. Magnetic Pusher to push thumb tacks into stretcher bar frames Extractor: To remove thumb tacks from frame. (TSCTK) Corjac Tack Kit (Packet of Tacks, Magnetic Pusher and Tack Extractor): $14.00 Canadian dollars Quantity: View Cart Stretcher Bar Frames View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

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JAPANESE KOMA (TSJK) I sell a square-ended wooden spool used to maintain tension with Japanese and Japan threads. The Japan threads are wound onto the spool, if the embroidery is to be worked by sewing down two strands at the same time then the Japan thread is wrapped onto the spool double. This wooden spool has been traditionally used in Japanese metal thread work and in nowadays metal thread embroidery. KOMA SIZE AND COST Length: 2 7/8 inches (7 1/2 cm)   Width: 1/2 inch (1 1/4 cm) (TSJK) Japanese Koma: $9.50 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Needle Minders - Needlework Magnets Rose on Lilac Curious Cat Cranes on Navy Nita's Peacock Miller's Drangonflies Example of Needle Minder on Embroidery Click on image for enlargement

NEEDLE MINDERS (TSSNM) Needlework Magnets Beautiful and unique needlework magnets hold your extra needles while stitching your embroidery or cross-stitch. The raised areas of the minders (accept Nita's Peacock) are carved out of resin and have remarkable detail. HOW TO USE THE MINDER As many of us know it is easier to have 2 or 3 needles on the go at one time when working on an embroidery or cross-stitch so that you can carry the thread from one location on the embroidery to another. When you are not using one of the threads it is easier to leave the thread hanging off the embroidery to one side rather than finishing the thread and having to begin it again later on. Sometimes when one has several needles on the go the threads become tangled. The best way to prevent this is to place a needle minder on the front of the fabric at the side of the frame, and place the separate magnet on the back of the fabric directly below the needle minder on the front. The minder is held in place by the magnet on the back.  The needle and threads that are not in use can then be brought up to the front of the work and placed on top of the magnetic needle minder to keep the thread out of the way (see picture of needle minder in use on the squirrel embroidery below). When you turn the frame over to finish a thread off you do not have needles and threads dangling off the embroidery as the needles are held on the minder. NEEDLE MINDER SIZE Approximately: 1 3/4 inches (4 1/2 cm) by 1 1/4 inches (3 1/4 cm) COST (TSSNM) Needle Minder: $10.75 Canadian Dollars Quantity: Needle Case: Rose on Lilac Curious Cat Cranes on Navy Nitas Peacock Millers Dragonflies View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

PRICKER 1 (TSP1) PRICKER 2 (TSP2) A pricker is used to prick the lines on the velum tracing paper for the transfer method of prick and pounce. A No. 10 embroidery needle or similar size needle is screwed into the end of the pricker. The wooden or metal shaft is a devise to hold the needle enabling easier pricking of the design lines on the velum tracing paper. For full details on the prick and pounce method Click Here. PRICKER DETAILS (TSP1) The pricker is made out of hardwood with brass needle holder and thumb set screw. Length of pricker: 4 3/4 inches (11 1/2 cm) (TSP2) The pricker is made out of a thin chrome plated brass handle with 4-jaw steel chuck on one end permitting easy exchange of needle, needles can be screwed tightly into the pricker. Length of pricker: 3 3/4 inches (9 1/2 cm) PRICKER NEEDLES No. 10 embroidery needles are most commonly used for pricking the velum tracing paper. No. 9 or No. 8 embroidery needles can also be used but the holes made by these needles are larger and will allow more pounce onto the fabric when transferring the design onto the fabric. No. 10 embroidery needles can be purchased from me individually or by the packet see Needles. PRICKER COST (TSP1) Pricker (Wooden): $16.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart (TSP2) Pricker (Steel, Screw Type): $14.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Stiletto - Bone Handle (TSSBH) A stiletto is used to enlarge holes in the ground fabric of the embroidery to enable the sewing needle to pass through the fabric easier. It is also used to enlarge holes in the ground fabric so that the ends of embroidery threads can be easily taken to the back of the work i.e. plunging the ends of metal threads to the back of the fabric in Goldwork embroidery. The stiletto can also be used as a laying tool. STILETTO DETAILS The stiletto has a hardened sharp steel point with a bone handle. Length of steel point: 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) Length of bone handle: 2 inches (5 cm) STILETTO COST (TSSBH) Bone Handle Stiletto: $11.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Stiletto - Rosewood (TSSRW) A stiletto is used to enlarge holes in the ground fabric of the embroidery to enable the sewing needle to pass through the fabric easier. It is also used to enlarge holes in the ground fabric so that the ends of embroidery threads can be easily taken to the back of the work i.e. plunging the ends of metal threads to the back of the fabric in Goldwork embroidery. The stiletto can also be used as a laying tool. STILETTO DETAILS The stiletto is made out of dark brown Rosewood. Length of stiletto: 5 inches (12 1/2 cm) STILETTO COST (TSSRW) Rosewood Stiletto: $14.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Stiletto - Steel (TSSHS) A hollow steel handle with a 3-sided sharp pointed blade (gives a three way cut) which screws onto one end of the handle. When the blade is not in use it can be screwed into the handle so that it is protected. Can be used as a stilleto and is most useful for very heavy fabrics such as leather. STILETTO DETAILS The stiletto has a a three sided sharp pointed blade. The blade is screwed into the chuck and can be reversed for protection when not being used. Length of steel blade: 1 inches (2 1/2 cm) Length of handle: 4 inches (10 cm) STILETTO COST (TSSHS) Steel Stiletto: $9.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Shay Pendrays Best Laying Tool (TSBLT) The Best Laying Tool (BLT) was first created by Shay Pendray, well-known canvas work designer and teacher. The BLT has a very fine point and a four-sided handled, which keeps it from rolling in your hand. Beautiful and functional! The BLT comes with a clear plastic case. The BLT is very similar to the Takaburi Needle but with a more polished finish. BLT SIZE Length of stainless steel needle: 3 3/4 inches (9 1/2 cm) BLT COST (TSBLT) Best Laying Tool: $22.99 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Hand Carved Bone Laying Tool (TSBWLT) A beautiful laying tool carved out of bone can also be used as a shawl pin. SIZE Length: 4 1/4 inches (10 3/4 cm) COST (TSBWLT) Hand Carved Bone Laying Tool: $10.50 Canadian Dollars Quantity: Colour: White and Brown View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Takaburi Needle (TSTN) A 4-sided slender handled, sharp pointed tool used for aligning threads when embroidering with untwisted threads as is common in Japanese embroidery techniques. TAKABURI SIZE Length of stainless steel needle: 5 3/4 inches (15 cm) TAKABURI COST (TSTN) Takaburi Needle: $5.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Click on image for enlargement   Cost of Tweezers $5.00 CDN   WHOLE SALE PRICE $20.00 for 10 pairs of Tweezers

STAINLESS STEEL TWEEZERS (TST) Non Magnetic These very fine tip tweezers are excellent tools for a wide range of embroidery purposes. They make great unpicking tools to grab those tiny threads your finger nails just can't keep a hold of. The tweezers are are also an excellent tool to use for Goldwork, to hold the chips of gold (gold beads) when deciding where to place it on the embroidery and to check that the bead is the correct length. The tweezers are also useful to turn Japan Gold and other metal threads. This is a tool that I always carry in my needlework case. TWEEZER SIZE Length: 5 inches (12 1/2 cm)   Width: 1/4 inch (3/4 cm) (TST) Stainless Steel Tweezers: $5.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart (TST10) 10 Stainless Steel Tweezers: $20.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.