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French Pear Handled Awl or Hallmark, 11cm

French Pear Handled Awl or Hallmark, 11cm
£8.00
Ex Tax: £6.67
A traditional wood handled awl, used for pre-drilling holes in thick materials like canvas or leather when sewing. The tool can also be used for precise manipulation of fabric during machine stitching. Made with original machines at the museum factory of La Manufacture Bohin in Saint Sulpice sur Risle, Normandy - since 1952 the only needle maker left in France. 30mm in length, and 0.8mm in thickness, a little more than our glass headed and extra-fine pins.
  • Weight g 15g
  • Item Dimensions ⌀2.3 x H11
  • Materials Steel and pear wood
A traditional wood handled awl, used for pre-drilling holes in thick materials like canvas or leather when sewing. The tool can also be used for precise manipulation of fabric during machine stitching. Made with original machines at the museum factory of La Manufacture Bohin in Saint Sulpice sur Risle, Normandy - since 1952 the only needle maker left in France. 30mm in length, and 0.8mm in thickness, a little more than our glass headed and extra-fine pins.
  • Weight g 15g
  • Item Dimensions ⌀2.3 x H11
  • Materials Steel and pear wood

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Further Reading

Brand: Small items
A box of  coloured glass headed pins from the museum factory of La Manufacture Bohin in Saint Sulpice sur Risle, Normandy — since 1952 the only n..
£9.50
Ex Tax:£7.92
Brand: Bohin
A box of 200 no.4 extra-fine hardened and tempered ‘Couturex’ professional quality pins, smooth and properly tapered for use without snagging on fine ..
£3.00
Ex Tax:£2.50
A case of 60 pins, with triangular heads, which are designed to lie flat on the fabric — great for use when machine-quilting as the needle won't imped..
£9.00
Ex Tax:£7.50
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