Magnetic needle holder and threader set

A set of the two small things most often lost during embroidery: a magnetic needle holder and a needle threader.

How it works

The holder is made of two separate magnets. One has a patterned wooden base and sits on top of the fabric, the other goes behind it, directly underneath. Two neodymium magnets attract each other through the cloth and hold themselves in place with nothing to attach. The needle stays on the holder when you put the work down, so the fabric takes no extra puncture and the needle does not vanish into the sofa cushions. The same magnet holds a paper chart. The threader is a fine metal loop in a handle: it passes through the eye of the needle, takes the thread and pulls it back. It speeds the job up several times over, and the difference is most obvious with metallic thread, which refuses to fold in half.

What is in the set

• Wooden-based magnetic needle holder, 20 mm across: two neodymium magnets, one placed on top of the fabric and one behind it
• Needle threader, 50 mm long

Specifications

• Holder: wood, 20 mm across, two neodymium magnets
• Threader: 50 mm
• Set weight: 3.6 g

Together the two items weigh under four grams and fit in an organiser pocket — they travel, fly and go to stitching meet-ups. Keep the magnet from falling onto a hard surface.