LAYING TOOLS & STILETTOS I offer the following laying tools: Best Laying Tool - Shay Pendrays laying tool Laying Tool Antique - Weighty laying tool with an ornate handle Laying Tool Bamboo - Bamboo for aligning stitches and making holes in fabric Laying Tool Steel - Steel laying tool for aligning embroidery stitches Mellor - For aligning couched metal threads Stiletto (Bone Handle) - Stitching and goldwork tool Stiletto (Rosewood Handle) - Stitching and goldwork tool Stiletto (Rosewood) - Stitching and goldwork tool Takaburi Needle - Laying tool Back to Embroidery Tools Webpage For More Embroidery Tools  |    View Shopping Cart

Shay Pendrays Best Laying Tool 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 nicer polished finish. BLT SIZE Length of stainless steel needle: 3 3/4 inches (9 1/2 cm) BLT COST Best Laying Tool: $22.99 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Bamboo Laying Tool & Stiletto A light weight tool to align embroidery stitches and to make holes in fabric. SIZE Length: 6 1/2 inches (16 1/4 cm) COST Sale Item - Discontinuing Bamboo Laying Tool and Stiletto: $9.95 Canadian Dollars, Sale Price: $4.95 Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

STEEL LAYING TOOL WITH PLASTIC TIP PROTECTOR This smooth edged, sharp pointed laying tool has a serrated handle for easy handling and is great for lining up threads and for making holes in fabric for goldwork and other embroidery projects. The laying tool comes with a plastic tip to cover the point when not in use. SIZE Length: 6 inches (15 cm) COST Steel Laying Tool: $12.95 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Sterling Silver Mellor Stainless Steel Mellor Click on images for enlargements (pictures appear darker than actual Mellor which is silver in colour)

MELLORES Made in Great Britain The Mellor also known as a Mellore is a professional metal thread embroiderer's tool for turning metal thread at angles. The smaller, sharper end can be used as a stiletto to widen a hole in the ground fabric to plunge a heavy twisted cord or metal thread to the back. The round end is used to nudge and push metal threads into position and is gentler on the metal threads than using tweezers as the mellor has been polished and has smooth rounded edges. I offer a stainless steel mellor and a sterling silver mellor. The sterling silver mellor is solid silver made in the United Kingdom and has a silver Mark imprinted on the Mellor. MELLOR SIZE Length: 2 7/8 inches (7 1/2 cm)   Width: 1/2 inch (1 1/4 cm) MELLOR COST Sterling Silver Mellor: $95.95 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart Stainless Steel Mellor: $25.95 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Stiletto Bone Handle Rosewood Handle 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 or rosewood handle. Length of steel point: 1 1/2 inches (4 cm) Length of handle: 2 inches (5 cm) STILETTO COST Stiletto: $11.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: Select: Bone Handle Rosewood Handle View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.

Stiletto - Rosewood 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 Rosewood Stiletto: $14.00 Canadian Dollars Quantity: View Cart View the   Shopping Cart for mailing costs.