Ken, our wonderful local wood turner, has made us a special range of mushrooms with needle storage, groove. Comes with three quality John James Darning Needles and eco elastic & toggle. Limited availability - lovely sycamore features in this latest batch!
Handmade locally turned darning mushrooms made from hardwood offcuts and assorted recycled timbers. It has a flat stem so you can stand it up on your shelf between mends. It comes with three darning needles in a secret compartment in the stem. This 2nd release features a very secure zinc thread that screws into a brass fixing in the stem where your needles are kept.
The mushroom has a groove to hold elastic around your garment. The groove helps you keep your working area taut. Itcomes with Italian elastic made from 50% recycled cotton & 50% natural rubber with a toggle made from the husk and stems of plants (50% plant fibre, 50% polypropylene which is used to bind the material).
Locally Handmade in Country Victoria exclusively for Woollykins
Assorted hardwood timber offcuts include Red Gum, Vic Ash, Blackwood and others.
Size: Working area 10cm diameter. Size varies slightly - approx 17 x 9cm.
Needles Sizes: Sashiko long darner, Medium yarn darner with point, Small tapestry needle with blunt end.
(size:Long darners 1, cotton darners 18, tapestry 22)
A standard darning mushroom is included in our Darn it! Mend it complete Woollykins Mending Kit for Textile Lovers.