Brand: Small items
A traditional galvanised steel hot water bottle from Japan. Usually filled with hand hot — not boiling — water, wrapped in thick cloth, and placed approximately where the feet might be shortly before bed. In Japan, where despite cold winters central heating is even today something of a rarity, yutan..
£44.00
Ex Tax:£36.67
Brand: Small items
9 inch paper scissors of fine ground high carbon tools steel with a low friction easy clean protective coating. Made in Sheffield by William Whiteley & Sons, scissor makers since 1760, or for at least 11 generations. With over 250 standard patterns covering all uses from general household to for..
£66.00
Ex Tax:£55.00
Brand: Small items
Maison Sajou's Classic Nᴼ2 (Cats & Dogs) Boîte à Couture, or Sewing Box, with a beautifully constructed box, with a tray insert complete with ribbons for lifting. The set comprises: a pair of embroidery scissors, a nickel plated thimble, ribbon measuring tape, seam ripper, a box of 200 dressmake..
£72.00
Ex Tax:£60.00
Brand: Small items
A pair of 4 inch chrome-plated scissors of a pattern originating in Rouen, Northern France. These scissors were traditionally favoured by the cloth merchants of Paris as their double rounded blades neither snagged whilst cutting cloth, nor whilst stored in pockets for easy access and regular use. Ma..
£29.50
Ex Tax:£24.58
Brand: Small items
A pair of 14cm chrome-plated scissors of a pattern originating in Rouen, Northern France. These scissors were traditionally favoured by the cloth merchants of Paris as their double rounded blades neither snagged whilst cutting cloth, nor whilst stored in pockets for easy access and regular use. Made..
£32.50
Ex Tax:£27.08
Brand: Small items
Le Petits Monstres embroidery scissors — so called because the disproportion between handles and blades is thought to make them resemble precisely that. Hot forged and assembled entirely in France, the blades bear pairing marks, meaning they were adjusted and paired at the beginning of their fabrica..
£47.50
Ex Tax:£39.58
Brand: Small items
A beech haberdasher's metre stick or rule produced for the Bohin company in Turkey by a drawing tool manufacturer specialising in wooden measuring instruments since 1947. Designed to quickly measure lengths of cloth the metre stick is marked on both sides with reversed scales (counting up in opposit..
£19.50
Ex Tax:£16.25
Brand: Small items
Double curve silver-plated embroidery scissors with small, fine, and easy-to-manage blades that allow you to cut threads precisely. Particularly practical for embroidery, the curved blades allow you to cut threads in delicate places. The curved handles avoid your wrist inhibiting your movements, the..
£30.00
Ex Tax:£25.00
Brand: Small items
Nickel-plated steel embroidery scissors from France in a classic rabbit pattern. Like the stork, the rabbit is an ancient symbol of fertility — think of its pairing even to this day with eggs, easter, and the celebratory rites of spring — so it's probable this scissor design too shares a similar mat..
£25.50
Ex Tax:£21.25
Brand: Small items
These elegantly simple embroidery scissors have small, thin and easy-to-handle blades, to allow you to cut threads precisely. Specially designed for left-handers, these scissors are the product of skilled craftsmanship combined with modern production techniques, being hot-forged and finished by hand..
£24.75
Ex Tax:£20.63
Brand: Small items
7” large handled chrome plated carbon steel couturière, or dressmaker’s pattern cutting scissors made in small workshops in the town of Nogent in the Haute-Marne region of France - a place known for its cutlery and scissor manufacturing since the early 14th century. These hot forged scissors have ac..
£69.50
Ex Tax:£57.92
Brand: Small items
Fine tipped French embroidery scissors with gold plated and larger handle loops ideal for those with larger hands, or who prefer to hold the scissors further down their fingers, whether for comfort or control. A kind of oversized ‘little monster’. From small workshops in the town of Nogent in the Ha..
£25.00
Ex Tax:£20.83
Brand: Small items
French embroidery scissors in a classic stork pattern and with gold-plated neck, body, and handles. It’s believed that the stork design had its origins in the decoration of umbilical clamps modelled thus after the mythological feathered midwife. From small workshops in the town of Nogent in the Haut..
£24.00
Ex Tax:£20.00
Brand: Small items
French-made, beautifully finished embroidery scissors in a classic stork pattern and with gold-plated neck, body, and handles. It’s believed that the stork design had its origins in the decoration of umbilical clamps modelled thus after the mythological feathered midwife. From small workshops in the..
£29.50
Ex Tax:£24.58
Brand: Small items
Made from blue Toile de Jouy with a bordeaux bias, this case is perfect for holding your favourite embroidery scissors. It is made from thick canvas in a blue Plaisirs de la Campagne motif. The flap is made of 12 count off-white linen, perfect for embroidering your initials or a small motif. Given t..
£12.95
Ex Tax:£10.79