Head to head
Dritz Ezy-Pull Bodkin 706 vs Clover Bodkin (2 Types) 4001
Our pick
Dritz Ezy-Pull Bodkin 706
Bodkins
Why this one
- The sliding ring tightens the toothed clamp around elastic or cord before threading it through the casing. Follow the maker’s four-step setup and check the tool against the casing opening.1
What Clover Bodkin (2 Types) 4001 offers
Choose Clover 4001 when you need both a binding tool for fairly wide elastic bands and a tied-eye tool for fine elastic string. Tighten the binding tool’s ring around a band, or tie the fine string to the other tool’s ring.2
What differs
| Specification | Dritz Ezy-Pull Bodkin 706 | Clover Bodkin (2 Types) 4001 |
|---|---|---|
| Gripping design | special 'teeth' that grip well and are held together by a sliding ring1 | Binding-Type Bodkin: For fairly wide elastic band. Release the ring and bind elastic band. Tighten by moving the ring towards the indicated direction. Head-Type Bodkin: For fairly fine elastic string. Tie the elastic string to the ring part of the bodkin.2 |
| Threading uses | Thread elastic, ribbon and drawstrings into waistband and sleeve casings1 | For fairly wide elastic band.2 |
More details
| Specification | Dritz Ezy-Pull Bodkin 706 | Clover Bodkin (2 Types) 4001 |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic and casing fit | Not published | Binding-Type Bodkin: For fairly wide elastic band. Release the ring and bind elastic band. Tighten by moving the ring towards the indicated direction. Head-Type Bodkin: For fairly fine elastic string. Tie the elastic string to the ring part of the bodkin.2 |