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Workroom sundries: page 1, from aprons, chalk and hog rings, to rules, zips and fasteners – and anything else we don't know where to put. Not forgetting BOOKS (you can't work all day)

Cotton apron – unbleached
(model extra)


 

upholsterers apron

Furniture bags -
250 gauge polythene
one seater - 1830 mm x 1370 mm
three seater - 2740 mm   x 1370 mm

 

Tailors' beeswax

beeswax

Chalks
triangular tailor's chalk: black, white, red, yellow, blue & assorted colours

sublimating (vanishing) chalk white


tailor's chalk

Frame fixings/Panel fasteners
15.4 mm white
30 mm black
38 mm black


panel fasteners
Latex gloves  

Headboard bolt with integral plastic head – M8

headboard strut knob
Headboard struts >  

Sharp hog rings

 


  hog ring
Jig saw blades
Bosch T144D for quick cutting of wood etc.
 

Snap fastener tape

21 mm white polyester Snappertape with polyester snaps spaced at 100 mm intervals

 

 


 

 
Snap fasteners
4 part nickel on steel – size 24
snap fasteners

Snap fastener closing tool (229-24)

 

Sewing machine oil

Compressor oil

  snap fastener closing tool
T-nuts – M8 x 17 mm   T-nuts

Ventilators and clips
white plastic & clip

gold with starlock

silver with starlock


ventilators
Rules and tape measures

Hardwood rules
Hardwood metre stick, brass ends - inches & centimetres


Hardwood Government stamped metre stick - metric only


wooden metre rules

Metal rules
Aluminium metre stick – inches & centimetres

60" aluminium rule – inches and centimetres


1 m Government stamped stainless steel counter measure, metric only

steel rules

Tape measures – inches and centimetres


150 cm fibreglass with 75 mm brass end


255 cm fibreglass


tapre measures

5 m Draper retractable steel rule

steel tape measure
Zip, elastic and other fasteners

Continuous chain zip and autolock sliders
no 3 and no 5

Jig for attaching sliders to continuous zip – no 3/ no 5

Closed end zips
no 3 beige

 

 

Open end zips

36 cm, 41 cm, 46 cm, 51 cm, 56 cm, 61 cm, 66 cm, 71 cm & 76 cm

 

46 cm, 51 cm, 56 cm, 61 cm & 66 cm

Assemble a zip using our zip jig

zip jig and reel
Zip jig with 100m reel of continuous chain zip and slider zip slider
Insert slider upside down,
with open jaws facing you
zip
Cut zip in V shape and open
Offering zip to jig
Offer up zip upside down and
pull through.

Hook and loop tape (similar to Velcro)

sew-in

beige, black & white

16, 20, 25, 30 & 50 mm

 

self-adhesive
beige, black & white
black & white only
beige, black & white


20
25, 30
50 mm

 

elasticated
white for fixed curtains/pelmets

50mm  
Elastic
16 cord 13 mm

black and white
 
Vilene iron-on hem tape 30mm hook and loop tape
 
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