🐢 SLOWPOKE SALE!

I have more new products waiting to be listed than I have time to properly list them. Product listings (copywriting and photography) took me ages before I became a mum, and now it's like The Neverending Story.

So I thought I'd make it fun and turn it into a game: race the slowpoke (me)! Enjoy 10% off these new products with stock photos and descriptions, until I can find the time to showcase them properly. Everyone wins, and I can free up some more shop storage space.

See the full sale collection here.

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Prym Love mint needle twister includes 19 hand-sewing and darning needles: Yarn darners (Sz3 - 3 pc & Sz 5 - 4 pc) & Sharps (Sz 5 - 6 pc & Sz 7 - 6 pc)

Prym purple needle twister comes without contents.

 

Manufacturer's description-->

Needle twister for storing sewing and darning needles

• Easy-to-use twist mechanism
• Ergonomic storage tube for hand needles with soft grip coating
• Magnet "holds" hand needles in tube
• When rotated, needles are fanned out for easy selection
• Cap secures to twister for storage

Dimensions: 160 mm x 160 mm x 200 mm
Material composition: 100% plastic

All hand sewing needles and darning needles can now be securely stored, since this needle twister ensures protected storage and convenient withdrawal of sewing and darning needles. Thanks to the twist mechanism at the base of the needle twister, the needles are twisted out in a fan-like fashion. This lets you recognise all needle types and sizes at a glance, and they can be removed as needed. A magnet on the inside of the needle twister ensures that the needles are in the right position.

Includes beautifully-shaped cap, which ensures that the needles stay in the needle twister thanks to its click fastener. The practical and beautifully-shaped needle twister was given the Red Dot Design Award in 2011.

Perfect for beginners or as practical basic equipment. With the contents of this needle twister you have a wide range of different needles immediately to hand and when not in use they can be safely stored. The twist mechanism is easy to use and when unscrewed the needles fan out. A reliable magnet in the interior holds the needles in position – if needles are lying loose on the table, they can be quickly and safely gathered up by the magnet.

Needles are held in twister with magnet. Twist the bottom to rotate tube. Base lifts to reveal hand needles and fans them out for easy selection. Cap secures to tube for storage.

Weekly dispatch

This shop dispatches orders once a week so I can do alllll the things – including running this shop and running after two tiny tots – and enjoy my life. Your patience and understanding are greatly appreciated.

I have a new work and childcare schedule for 2024 and am still working out the best schedule for postal dispatches; please allow approximately one week from time of purchase while I figure it all out.

Shipping carrier

I ship via Australia Post because it’s reliable, trackable and carbon-neutral. 

If you select Express Post at checkout, it will speed up Australia Post's delivery timeframe but won't speed up my process.

After your order has been packed, you will receive an email notification with your Australia Post tracking number, which you can use to check on the delivery status of your order.

International customers: click here for current Australia Post international delivery timeframes.

Shipping fees

I don’t offer free shipping because there is no such thing as free shipping. Someone has to pay the cost for postage.

Shipping is currently a flat rate of $12 within Australia ($17 Express Post); international shipping is calculated at checkout. Gift cards are delivered electronically and do not require shipping. 

International shipping

I ship worldwide with the exception of the UK, due to VAT regulations that came into effect on 1 January 2021. If you are in the UK you can order the UK edition of my book from your local bookshop.

Local delivery

Customers in Northcote, Thornbury and nearby suburbs (subject to capacity) can select local delivery at checkout. Local delivery is extra-slow and coincides with my pram-walking/kid-wrangling schedule, up to one week after purchase. ٩(｡•́‿•̀｡)۶

I choose to reuse

When shipping orders my first priority is to reuse packaging materials whenever possible – boxes, padded mailers, cardboard, paper, tissue paper, bubble wrap and egg cartons from neighbours, second-hand shops and recycling centres. I cannot guarantee the materials used to ship your order will be plastic-free for this reason.

My tags and labels are stamped by hand onto compostable paper tape or preloved cardboard packaging.

I buy recycled packaging

If I don’t have suitable second-hand packaging to use for your order, my next priority is packaging made from recycled materials. It's important to me to support Australian companies making good products from our recyclables, and to make sure that material gets a second life.

Tape

I use compostable, gummed kraft-paper tape to seal my parcels whenever possible. I have a second-hand tape wetter that I love, purchased from my local op shop. Gummed paper tape is available at most art-supply shops if you want to make the switch yourself!

Express Post orders will have official plastic "Express Post" tape added.

International orders with many items will have a plastic pocket taped to them, to accommodate additional paperwork required by customs.

Individual product packaging

Every item for sale on this website has its packaging components listed and in most cases photographed, so you can make an informed decision.

Upstream packaging

When I speak to my suppliers I specifically ask that my orders be supplied to me without plastic packaging, whenever possible, to avoid waste and single-use plastic. This isn’t always possible, but I’ll keep asking, forever.

Here's how one of my suppliers has my name recorded in its database: