{"id":20378,"date":"2023-11-12T02:20:35","date_gmt":"2023-11-12T07:20:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/?p=20378"},"modified":"2023-11-12T02:25:19","modified_gmt":"2023-11-12T07:25:19","slug":"tool-tips-bodkin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/tool-tips-bodkin\/","title":{"rendered":"Tool tips &#8211; budget or quality? The Bodkin"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"650\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sewing-bodkin-pin-me-image.jpg\" alt=\"Can you make sewing more fun, quicker or easier by using a quality tool compared to the budget version. Today - the bodkin.\" class=\"wp-image-21481 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sewing-bodkin-pin-me-image.jpg 444w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sewing-bodkin-pin-me-image-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sewing-bodkin-pin-me-image-102x150.jpg 102w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 444px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 444\/650;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"444\" height=\"650\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sewing-bodkin-pin-me-image.jpg\" alt=\"Can you make sewing more fun, quicker or easier by using a quality tool compared to the budget version. Today - the bodkin.\" class=\"wp-image-21481\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sewing-bodkin-pin-me-image.jpg 444w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sewing-bodkin-pin-me-image-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Sewing-bodkin-pin-me-image-102x150.jpg 102w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 444px) 100vw, 444px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>I hope the series about spending in the sewing room has been interesting and useful these past few weeks. We've looked at whether spending more money on <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/speedy-stitcher-sewing-awl\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sewing tools<\/a>, gadgets and gizmos can give you better sewing results, save you time or just make sewing more fun.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Covered so far:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a style=\"color: #0d85cc;\" title=\"Tool Tip. Do quality tools lead to better sewing?\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/tool-tip-do-quality-tools-lead-to-better-sewing\/\">Your sewing machine<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; can you notice the difference?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"color: #0d85cc;\" title=\"Tool tips-budget or quality? The brass seam ripper\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/budget-or-quality-brass-seam-ripper\/\">Seam rippers<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; ooh shiny !<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"color: #0d85cc;\" title=\"Tool tips \u2013 budget or quality? Sewing scissors\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/budget-or-quality-sewing-scissors\/\">Sewing scissors<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; like a hot knife through butter<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"color: #0d85cc;\" title=\"Tool tips- Sewing storage ideas\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/budget-sewing-storage-ideas\/\">Sewing storage solutions<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; some budget ideas for you<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"color: #0d85cc;\" title=\"Tool tips \u2013 budget or quality? Wonder Clips\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/budget-or-quality-wonder-clips\/\">Wonder Clips<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; should you buy the cheap ones?<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a style=\"color: #0d85cc;\" title=\"How I found more time in the sewing room\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/how-i-found-more-time-in-the-sewing-room\/\">Applique pressing sheet<\/a>&nbsp;&#8211; saves time<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/tool-tips-budget-or-quality-sewing-pins\/\">Sewing pins<\/a> &#8211; how many different types do you need?<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>With the holiday season coming up, I felt like splashing out a little to treat myself on a few new sewing supplies and trade in my budget versions for something a little better.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Today, the Bodkin<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>What's a bodkin you might be wondering? &nbsp;Me too, I just wasn't sure what this tool was called, I just knew I wanted one. &nbsp; You know when you have to thread some ribbon through a casing for a drawstring bag, or perhaps thread elastic through a waist casing for a skirt? &nbsp;I've been using a big (rusty) safety pin. &nbsp;It's not ideal, I can do better!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"395\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-004b.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" class=\"wp-image-21473 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-004b.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-004b-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-004b-500x359.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-004b-150x108.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/395;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"395\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-004b.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" class=\"wp-image-21473\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-004b.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-004b-300x215.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-004b-500x359.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-004b-150x108.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>This is the new and improved version of the big old rusty safety pin. &nbsp;A proper bodkin. &nbsp;I bought <a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/gp\/product\/B00WWZDLTI\/ref=as_li_tl?ie=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&creativeASIN=B00WWZDLTI&linkCode=as2&tag=soseea-20&linkId=NM7H432X235BXRHK\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">this one from Clover<\/a>, the Clip and Glide Bodkin, part of the Nancy Zieman collection.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"282\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bodkin 1\" class=\"wp-image-21474 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-1-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-1-500x217.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-1-150x65.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/282;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-1.jpg\" alt=\"Bodkin 1\" class=\"wp-image-21474\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-1.jpg 650w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-1-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-1-500x217.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-1-150x65.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>Sometimes it's just the simplest things in life that give you pleasure, and this little tool makes my day! &nbsp;It has a nice soft and smooth gently rounded end that won't get snagged on anything and will slip smoothly through, gliding through when you get to the tricky part at the seams.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>It's flexible too. &nbsp;Firm enough to push through easily and yet bendy enough that if you have a tight curve you need to negotiate around, like a casing in the end of a sleeve perhaps, it fits through there beautifully too.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"282\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bodkin 2\" class=\"wp-image-21475 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-2-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-2-500x217.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-2-150x65.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/282;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"282\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-2.jpg\" alt=\"Bodkin 2\" class=\"wp-image-21475\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-2.jpg 650w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-2-300x130.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-2-500x217.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-2-150x65.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>The genius part is the way it holds the elastic. &nbsp;There is a clip that comes up, slide in the elastic and it grips it nice and tight. &nbsp;With the little teeth on the underside, that elastic is not coming out of there and getting lost half way around the casing so you have to start again!<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-042b.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" class=\"wp-image-21476 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-042b.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-042b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-042b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-042b-150x113.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 550px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 550\/413;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"550\" height=\"413\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-042b.jpg\" alt=\"OLYMPUS DIGITAL CAMERA\" class=\"wp-image-21476\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-042b.jpg 550w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-042b-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-042b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Tool-tips-pictures-042b-150x113.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 550px) 100vw, 550px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"267\" data-src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-3.jpg\" alt=\"Bodkin 3\" class=\"wp-image-21477 lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-3.jpg 650w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-3-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-3-500x205.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-3-150x62.jpg 150w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAAAAACH5BAEKAAEALAAAAAABAAEAAAICTAEAOw==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 650px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 650\/267;\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"650\" height=\"267\" src=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-3.jpg\" alt=\"Bodkin 3\" class=\"wp-image-21477\" srcset=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-3.jpg 650w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-3-300x123.jpg 300w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-3-500x205.jpg 500w, https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/11\/Bodkin-3-150x62.jpg 150w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 650px) 100vw, 650px\" \/><\/noscript><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n<p>My favorite thing about this tool though, even with that awesome clip, is just the length. &nbsp;I never realised what I was missing pushing that safety pin through millimeters at a time until I had a nice long flexible bodkin like this. &nbsp;Now I can slide it through the casing so much quicker, inches at a time instead of millimeters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So in answer to the question, do you really need a sewing bodkin &#8211; no of course you don't <em>need<\/em> one. &nbsp;I managed just fine without, but it can make sewing quicker and easier and therefore a little more fun if you get one.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>So this one is a MUST GET for me. &nbsp;Saves time, fun to use, does exactly what it's intended for and does it well. Plus we all need more pokey-tools in our sewing toolbox.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Buy yourself a smart bodkin, this one or many of the others on offer at:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.com\/s\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1789&creative=390957&fst=as%3Aoff&keywords=bodkin&linkCode=ur2&linkId=c46e98b17caa71e14cbfca309c63f711&qid=1446139983&rh=n%3A2617941011%2Ck%3Abodkin&rnid=2941120011&tag=soseea-20&linkId=O6PQFJRVB4WUBF6S\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon US<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.amazon.co.uk\/s\/ref=as_li_ss_tl?_encoding=UTF8&camp=1634&creative=19450&field-keywords=bodkin&linkCode=ur2&tag=soseea0f-21&url=search-alias%3Daps\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Amazon UK<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.anrdoezrs.net\/links\/7948432\/type\/dlg\/https:\/\/www.joann.com\/search?q=bodkin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">JoAnn Fabrics<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n<h2>If You'd Like To Support Our Site<\/h2>\r\nIf you want to help us continue to bring you a wide selection of <a href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/free-sewing-patterns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">free sewing patterns<\/a> and projects, please consider buying us a coffee.\u00a0 We'd really, really appreciate it.\r\n\r\n<center><div class=\"ko-fi-button\" data-text=\"Buy me a coffee!\" data-color=\"#ff5f5f\" data-code=\"\" id=\"kofiShortcode771Html\" style=\"float: none; text-align: left;\"><\/div><\/center>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>I hope the series about spending in the sewing room has been interesting and useful these past few weeks. We&#8217;ve looked at whether spending more money on sewing tools, gadgets and gizmos can give you better sewing results, save you time or just make sewing more fun. Covered so far: \u2026 <a class=\"continue-reading-link\" href=\"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/tool-tips-bodkin\/\"> Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr; <\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":309,"featured_media":21480,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","wds_primary_category":15},"categories":[15,4,89,164,38],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20378"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/309"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=20378"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20378\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":80573,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/20378\/revisions\/80573"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/21480"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=20378"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=20378"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/so-sew-easy.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=20378"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}