Hooks and eyes

Hello all,

My Reader's Digest book describes two types of hook and eye - one with a round eye and the other with a straight eye. It says that I should be using a straight eye for lapped edges.

I can't seem to find straight eyes for sale anywhere (north-east England). Is it that my book is out-of-date (1981) and they're no longer available? Or do I need to look harder?

Thanks

Anne

P.S. I was reminded to ask when I put a skirt on this afternoon and discovered that I'd never got round to sewing on the fastener ;-)

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Anne Donnelly
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Perhaaps extra small hook and bar?

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The Wanderer

Just a heads-up, Anne. You're welcome to continue posting here, but our new policy is that you first have to apply via an email to me (I'm the group moderator). Looking forward to hearing from you! :-)

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RedDog

Dear Anne,

Here in the states, the hook comes with both a round and a straight eye. I never used the round ones, until recently when I needed something to close my small doll's corset. I finally got to use them. Anyway, if you can't find the bar type, you can make a bar. Thread your needle with four strands of thread and sew a bar where you would place a metal one. Then go over it with buttonhole stitch to finish it. I do this on all my good things anyway.

And ignore Red Dog. He's just a jerk who invades our space periodically. I thought he'd gone back to school, but I gues they finall threw him out.

Teri

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gpjteri

Try Dainty Supplies in Washington New Town.

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Kate XXXXXX

Remembering back to the days when I made things that called for hook-and-eye fasteners, I often tossed the metal "eye" and made a stitched "bar" of sewing thread -- tacked at both ends to the garment, and buttonhole stitched the length of the "bar" - which was about 1/4" long, IIRC. For a waistline, it should be tacked securely and sturdily constructed. Several back-and-forth long stitches for the basis of the bar, then stitched over with the buttonhole stitch.

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Pogonip

A buttonholed bar holds up much better if you can find a filament thread to make it from. Recently, I found that Guetermann "upholstery" thread is filament polyester, and I've had good luck making bars from it.

I also have some heavy-duty nylon thread, but that is harder to anchor securely than the polyester.

Joy Beeson

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Joy Beeson

Thanks everyone.

So, it looks like I should be able to get them if I look hard enough. The ones Richard sugggests look useful so I might try them as well as learning to stich the bar myself.

Cheers

Anne

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Anne Donnelly

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