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Sewing & Knitting

Sewing Kits

Roman sewing kit: comprising a selection of bronze and steel needles in various sizes, wax, a hand formed brass thimble, needle case with internal bobbin (with linen thread, currently green, black, and white), hand forged snips. Supplied in a leather drawstring bag. £55
Saxon to Viking sewing kit: comprising a selection of bronze, antler and bone needles, an antler needle case, a number of brass pins, wax, carved antler thimble, flat antler bobbins (with linen thread), antler awl, and hand forged snips. Supplied in a leather pouch. £55
Early Medieval sewing kit: comprising a selection of bronze and steel needles, a number of loop topped brass pins, wax, a cast bronze beehive thimble, a turned bobbin (wound with two colours of linen thread), and hand forged scissors. Supplied in a leather drawstring bag. £55
Late medieval to Tudor sewing kit: comprising a selection of bronze and steel needles, a number of brass and bronze pins in various sizes, wax, cast bronze thimble, double bobbin (with linen thread, currently half black, half white), scissors. Supplied in a leather drawstring bag. £55

Pins

Brass pins (wound head) x6 @ 25mm, 1mm wire £12



Brass Pins (wound head) x4 @50mm, 1.2mm wire £12


Bronze pins (wound head) x5 @ 38mm, 1mm wire £12



Henrican (1542-7) brass pins (wound and soldered) x4 @ 38mm, 1mm wire £12
Large 65mm, strong Henrican (1542-7) style pins x2 £8
Silver Pins (wound head) x3 @ 38mm, 1mm wire £12
Solder headed pins x5 @ 38mm, 1mm wire. Suitable late 17th Century £12
Ball headed bronze pins x6 @ 30mm, 0.7mm wire. Suitable 17/18th Century £12
Ball headed pins x5 @ 50mm, 1mm wire. Suitable 17/18th Century. £12
x3 thorn pins. Lengths vary from 38 to 55mm. LUCKY DIP!. x3 £5
Bronze Veil Pins x6 @38mm, 0.5mm wire £10
Bronze Veil Pins x5 @38mm, 0.7mm wire £10
Brass Saxon/early medieval pins x4 @ 50m, 1mm wire £10
Bronze Whitby type wimple pins x2 @70mm, 1.2mm wire £8
x4 bronze Whitby type wimple pins on a clasp @70mm, 1.2mm wire £20
Long bronze veil pins with flattened shank x2 @75mm, 1.0mm wire £8

Needles

Medium bronze needles x3 (round eye)£6
Medium bronze long eye needles x3 £6
Strong bronze needles x2 £6 SOLD
Medium Steel Needles (round eye) x3 £6
Medium Steel Needles (long eye) x3 £6
Curved Bronze Needles x3 (strong) £12
Curved bronze needles x3 (medium) £12
Naal binding needle: Antler x1 c.75mm £3
Naal binding needle: Bone x1 c.75mm £3
Naal binding needle: Boxwood x1 c.75mm x1 £4
Thorn needles. Lengths vary from 3cm to 5.5cm.LUCKY DIP! x3 for £5

Thimbles

Please note that antler thimbles are carved, and that they are not perfectly round. This means all sizes are approximate.

Antler, small carved, not turned (appox internal diameter 10-12mm) £11
Antler, medium carved, not turned (approx internal diameter 14-16mm) £11
Antler, large carved, not turned (approx internal diameter 18-20mm) £11
Brass 14th to 15th Century brass cap thimble - sits on the very tip of your finger £13
Bronze 15th century cap thimble, cast from an original, c14mm internal at base £14
Bronze 16th century thimble ring, cast from an original, c13mm internal at top £13
Brass, hand beaten, c12mm internal at top. Suitable for Roman, Tudor, 17th Century £13

Needle & Pin Holders

Pin cushion. Linen with fleece fillng. Pins not included £3
Pin cushion. Linen with fleece fillng on linen tape. Pins not included £5
Linen pin cushion (85 x 40mm) with x6 brass pins @ 25mm, stuffed with sheep fleece and hung on a linen tape (source:1664 painting by Hoogstraten) £24
Needle wallet, leather and wool £7
Pin wallet, leather and wool £6
Needle tube, antler (shape may vary) £14 SOLD
Saxon/Viking bone needle tube £22 SOLD
Needle tube – wood (stopper shape may vary) £10
Needle tube (internal size 90mm), brass on linen tape £22
Needle tube (internal size c 80mm), brass £12
Roman needle case with bobbin £35 SOLD

Awls

Antler with wooden handle (handle wood type and shape may vary) £10
Roman awl, based on Vindolanda find, thick round steel blade, beech handle £15
Steel, round (handle wood type and shape may vary) £10
Steel, flat/oval (handle wood type and shape may vary) £10
Steel, triangular (handle wood type and shape may vary) £10

Other tools

Edge burnisher in beech £12

Bobbins

Double with needle holder (Tudor source) (exact shape, and wood type will vary) £8
Simple bobbin (Size and wood type will vary) LUCKY DIP! £1 each
Flat bobbin card (wood type will vary) £2
Gold thread bobbin, or brodse, in beech. Each has a different set of carvings (Lucky dip!) 14th century Flemish or Dutch £25 each
Netting bobbin (Tudor source) (wood type will vary) £4

Knitting Accessories

Bone knitting needles (normally not more than 150mm) £enquire

Request Price

Knitting sheath – turned £16
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