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TOOLS OF THE TRADE 1. Gütermann bead set, £12.49, sewingworld.co.uk
Whether you’re a seasoned crocheter or tentatively trying it out, here’s our choice selection of what you might like to stash away in your tool kit.
2. Hiya Hiya locking markers (pack of 12), £2.49, deramores.com
3. Coloured aluminium crochet hooks, sizes 2-10mm (6mm-10mm shown), £1-£2.79, purplelindacrafts.co.uk
4. Merchant & Mills 25 finest needles, £4, merchantandmills.com
5. Hemline snap and eyelet pliers, £7.81, sewessential.co.uk 6. Hemline fashion snaps, £2.99, minervacrafts.com 7. Embroidery stork scissors, £2.56, plushaddict.co.uk 8. 12 anodised aluminium hooks sizes 2-7mm, part of a 22 crochet hook set, £19.99, purplelindacrafts.co.uk 9. Hemline safety pins in assorted colours (50 pieces), £2.56, sewing-online.com
10. Hemline berry pins, £1.18, knitandsew.co.uk 11. Merchant & Mills tape measure, £5.40, merchantandmills.com
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12. Crafter's Collection Deluxe Knitters needles with bent tip, £1.49, jjneedles.com
10 steel hooks sizes 0.5-1.9mm, part of a 22 crochet hook set (8)