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How To Use A Needlepoint Laying Tool

How To Use A Needlepoint Laying Tool

Laying tools are commonly used in needlepoint. They keep your stitches even when working with strand-able or flat threads.

Watch this short video to find out how and when to use a needlepoint laying tool.

 

We currently have two laying tool options in store. One is a very pretty, Elizabethan-style laying tool which has a textured, decorative grip making it very easy to handle...

Elizabethan needlepoint laying tool

And, we have Shay Pendray's 'Best Laying Tool' which is nicely weighted and tapers at the end.

Shay Pendrays Best Laying Tool

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