Brand: Small items
A French made hornbeam tape measure modelled on an ancient and classic design. The tape is of a specially manufactured 1 metre cotton jacquard ribbon, is unwound by gently pulling on the terminal ring, and rewound by means of the small knob at the top or end of the body. The length is a little under..
Brand: Sajou
A French made hornbeam tape measure modelled on an ancient and classic design. The tape is of a specially manufactured 1 metre cotton jacquard ribbon, is unwound by gently pulling on the terminal ring, and rewound by means of the small knob at the top or end of the body. The length is a little under..
£36.00
Ex Tax:£30.00
Brand: Sajou
A French made hornbeam tape measure modelled on an ancient and classic design. The tape is of a specially manufactured 1 metre cotton jacquard ribbon, is unwound by gently pulling on the terminal ring, and rewound by means of the small knob at the top or end of the body. The length is a little under..
£36.00
Ex Tax:£30.00
Brand: Small items
A traditional dressmaker’s thimble of gold plated brass. Cast, chased, and plated in France and of a type intended for hard and continuous use by the seamstresses and sartors of the great couture houses of Paris. Size No.2, the most commonly sold and what might be considered average, with a base of ..
£13.50
Ex Tax:£11.25
Brand: Small items
Packets of 20 sharps and darners or, 40 sharps and milliners, general purpose sewing needles still made using the original machines at the museum factory of La Manufacture Bohin in Saint Sulpice sur Risle, Normandy - since 1952 the only needle producer still working in France. Made of nickel plated ..
£4.80
Ex Tax:£4.00
Brand: Small items
Packets of 20 sharps and darners or, 40 sharps and milliners, general purpose sewing needles still made using the original machines at the museum factory of La Manufacture Bohin in Saint Sulpice sur Risle, Normandy — since 1952 the only needle producer still working in France. Made of nickel plated ..
£4.75
Ex Tax:£3.96
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 needle maker left in France. Produced on a remarkable machine that melts the glass as the pins heads turn through it, catching a drop as they do so. Ea..
£9.50
Ex Tax:£7.92
Brand: Small items
A box of black glass headed pins from the museum factory of La Manufacture Bohin in Saint Sulpice sur Risle, Normandy - since 1952 the only needle maker left in France. Produced on a remarkable machine that melts the glass as the pins heads turn through it, catching a drop as they do so. Easily visi..
£9.50
Ex Tax:£7.92
Brand: Small items
A box of white glass headed pins from the museum factory of La Manufacture Bohin in Saint Sulpice sur Risle, Normandy — since 1952 the only needle maker left in France. Produced on a remarkable machine that melts the glass as the pins heads turn through it, catching a drop as they do so. Easily visi..
£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 and medium weights materials. Produced on the original machines still in operation at the museum factory of La Manufacture Bohin in Saint Sulpice sur ..
£3.00
Ex Tax:£2.50
Brand: Small items
A Pack of 24 all brass, coil sprung, safety pins of 19mm length. Being especially fine and sharp these are particularly recommended for fine or delicate fabrics where larger, thicker pins, might snag or pull the weave out of shape. Made on original machines at the museum factory of La Manufacture Bo..
£1.80
Ex Tax:£1.50
Brand: Small items
A Pack of 24 all brass, coil sprung, safety pins of 23mm length. Being especially fine and sharp these are particularly recommended for fine or delicate fabrics where larger, thicker pins, might snag or pull the weave out of shape. Made on original machines at the museum factory of La Manufacture Bo..
£2.00
Ex Tax:£1.67
Brand: Small items
A pack of 12 size 2 safety pins of about 36mm length, made in the classic 'French' style, that is without a coil, but with the addition at the elbow of a small ball, or olive which helps to maintain tension of the spring, whilst avoiding fabric becoming nipped and trapped between the coils. Made on ..
£3.50
Ex Tax:£2.92
Brand: Small items
A pack of 12 size 3 safety pins of about 44mm length, made in the classic 'French' style, that is without a coil, but with the addition at the elbow of a small ball, or olive which helps to maintain tension of the spring, whilst avoiding fabric becoming nipped and trapped between the coils. Made on ..
£4.00
Ex Tax:£3.33
Brand: Sajou
A tangle-free capsule containing 50m of Franch Navy linen thread for hand needlework. Produced in northern France, the thread is lightly waxed for easier sewing. Before the advent of domestic sewing machines linen was the material of choice for the discerning seamstress or tailor, being stronger, li..
£7.75
Ex Tax:£6.46