Bodkins

Bodkin Tools Make It Easy To Thread Elastic, Drawstrings, Ribbon and More. 

If you’ve ever struggled to pull elastic or a drawstring through a casing, bodkins will be your new favorite sewing tool. In sewing, bodkins are a long, narrow tool that often resembles a large needle or pair of tweezers. They’re used for pulling things like elastic, cording, drawstrings, ribbons, and other narrow notions through casings, channels, eyelets, and other tight spaces. Whether you’re installing elastic in a waistband or lacing a corset, a bodkin is sure to come in handy. Choose from various bodkins, including head-type bodkins (which more closely resemble a needle) for ribbon and fine cording or binding-type bodkins (which open and close like tweezers) for elastic and other flat notions on the thicker side. No more struggling to feed a safety pin through a casing to insert elastic—shop for bodkin tools here to find the right tool for the job.

Frequently Asked Questions About Bodkins

What is a bodkin used for in sewing?

Bodkins are used to thread sewing notions like ribbon, cord, or elastic through narrow spaces like channels and casings. They’re ideal for inserting elastic and drawstrings into waistbands or weaving ribbons and trims for decorative applications. Some bodkins can also be used to turn out tubes for things like straps and button loops.

How are bodkins used?

Traditional bodkins resembling a large needle are used very similarly to one: the material is threaded through the bodkin’s eye, and the needle is fed through the casing or threaded as desired. “Tweezer-style” bodkins are used very similarly, except the bodkin is clamped over the material and locked in place before inserting the bodkin into the casing.