Pins must hold the work while remaining suitable for the fabric. Practical sewing advice, useful checks and related tools from Eight Needles.
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Tweezers can help retrieve short thread ends or position small pieces where fingers are awkward.
A loop turner helps turn an appropriate narrow fabric tube; a bodkin feeds something through an existing channel.
A bodkin guides elastic or cord through a casing. Practical sewing advice, useful checks and related tools from Eight Needles.
The tip is the defining feature of an awl. Practical sewing advice, useful checks and related tools from Eight Needles.
A turned corner needs its fabric arranged carefully from the inside. Practical sewing advice, useful checks and related tools from Eight Needles.
A seam ripper removes stitches by cutting thread, but its sharp point can also damage fabric.
Opening a stitched buttonhole requires control over the cut and its endpoints. Practical sewing advice, useful checks and related tools from Eight Needles.
An awl and a hole punch may both create an opening, but they do it differently. Practical sewing advice, useful checks and related tools from Eight Needles.
The Nonaka screw punch uses a rotating cutting action under downward pressure. Practical sewing advice, useful checks and related tools from Eight Needles.