Buying guide
Sewing Awls
Our pick
Clover Curved Tailor’s Awl 4880
Choose 4880 for access under seams and stitches, 876 to stretch a fabric hole with a ball point, or 486/W for punching holes and widening spaces. Match the point to the task and use the protective cap or cover between uses.1–5
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Choose Clover 876 for making a hole by carefully stretching fabric. It has a ball point tip, a steel tip and an ABS resin handle.23
Clover Tapered Tailor’s Awl 486/W
Choose Clover 486/W for punching holes in leather or fabric, pulling out corners and widening spaces. The tapered awl has a steel tip, an ABS resin handle and a polyethylene cap.45
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| Specification | Clover Curved Tailor’s Awl 4880 | Clover Ball Point Awl 876 | Clover Tapered Tailor’s Awl 486/W |
|---|---|---|---|
| Point design | curved6 | ball point tip2 | Tapered Tailor's Awl5 |
| Intended tasks | get under seams and stitches1 | making a hole by carefully stretching the fabric3 | punching holes in leather and fabrics, Pulling out corners and widening out spaces4 |
How they compare
| Specification | Our pickClover Curved Tailor’s Awl 4880 | Clover Ball Point Awl 876 | Clover Tapered Tailor’s Awl 486/W |
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| Point design | curved6 | ball point tip2 | Tapered Tailor's Awl5 |
| Intended tasks | get under seams and stitches1 | making a hole by carefully stretching the fabric3 | punching holes in leather and fabrics, Pulling out corners and widening out spaces4 |