Sewing Items

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Brass Hatpins
17th Century Bodkin
Federal Knitting Needle Holders
Oak Seam Smoother
Brass Lucet

Brass Hatpins (above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel.
Made from sturdy brass wire, these simple hatpins are the answer to keeping you straw hat in place! Measures 8 1/2 inches long.
Brass Hatpins: $7.00 each

17th Century Bodkin (above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel. Historic reproduction.
A brass copy of a silver original. Many were made in brass for the poorer sort. Bodkins were used to pull ribbon or lacing through a tube, or to lace a bodice. This bodkin is essential for those drawstrings that have pulled out. This bodkin measures 5 inches long, 1/4 inches wide, and 1/8 inches thick with a slot for ribbon, a hole for string or cord, and best of all, an ear scoop just like the original!
17th Century Bodkin: $25.00

Federal Knitting Needle Holders (Left photo; from left to right: fish, heart, urn, acanthus leaf. Right photo; back of needle holder showing tube.)
Handmade by Peter Goebel.
Brass, circa 1790 - 1820. Dimensions:
Heart: appx. 1" 7/8 x 1" 3/8
Leaf: appx. 2" x 2"
Urn: appx. 2" 1/4 x 1" 1/8
Fish: appx. 2" 1/2 x 1"
These were sewn to a fabric swatch, then pinned to the waist of the knitter's skirt as a holder for one needle, to free up one hand. The tube will fit a needle up to 3/16". These have been copied from engraved silver originals.
Federal Knitting Needle Holders: $25.00 each

Oak Seam Smoother (above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel. Historic reproduction.
Also called a seam presser. Our oak reproduction is copied from a Royal Navy original. It is carved from one piece of wood, and has proven quite handy on all sorts of sewing projects. The one pictured was made of bird's eye maple as a present for our seamstress Amanda. This is a very useful tool for flat-felling seams or for hemming by hand.
Oak Seam Smoother: $45.00

Brass Lucet (above)
Handmade by Peter Goebel. Historically inspired. 
Lucets were also called 'hay forks'! Lucets date from about 1100 to 1800, but this one is not an historic reproduction since we have yet to find documentation of lucets made from metal. Ours is handmade out of heavy brass, and is very sturdy with a nice weight to it. This lucet will never break! It measures 4 5/8" tall by 2 1/2 wide.
Brass Lucet: $30.00

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