Co-link 4 Needles Copper Handle Sewing Awl Hand Stitcher Shoe Repair Tool for DIY Sewing Repairing Canvas Leather (Gold)

It took me a while to figure out how this works. All the videos of Awls have a spool of thread build in. However if you search for "jerk needle awl" in youtube the first video gives a very good description on how to use this needle.After watching the video I tested in on a piece of nylon webbing and I found the stitch to be very strong even for someone who no sewing experience.I used this to make repairs on the edges of the canvas on my popup trailer. From years of use the canvas has ripped where the canvas attaches to the bed corners. This tool worked great for that use.

Solid handle convenient needle change, lousy storage, handle not large enough to store needles inside.

I bought mine for whipping lines on a sailboat. Others might buy it to repair saddles or shoes or sandals or sails. It does not come with instructions on how to ride horses or to sail or to walk and chew gum. It is well crafted brass and is simple. It comes with a couple needles but you might want some more if you need specialty ones. I bought some sail repair needles to use in an emergency. This is probably not the tool you would want to use to make a new sail or a new saddle though as this is not the tool for that. It works well for whipping line. I don't need a sailmaker's palm when I use it and my hands don't cramp from pinching the needle and pulling it through.

LOVE THIS THING! I decorate shoes for a living. I’m currently working on my wedding shoes and hand sewing lace and beads to the shoe. The shoes are very well made, which lead to breaking 4 needles attempting a single stitch. I bought this tool to help me make my shoes. It works soooo well, comes with extra needles, very sturdy, and can double as a shiv in self-defense (multi-purpose tool). I don’t know how I lived without this in my life.

I have been sewing for years, but always considered making my own shoes too difficult. Since it was relatively inexpensive, I bought this awl, some thread and soles and made myself a pair of boots and I am over the moon with the results. It was so easy I am sad that I didn't try it sooner. I will be using this over and over because from now on I will be making my own shoes.

What I should expect from a description of an item being offered online is enough information, both in the text and pictures, so you know exactly what you are getting. What seller need to do is properly set the customer’s expectations, what this means for the seller is that they get better reviews because the buy knows exactly what they are getting.This is an example of how not to do it.First of all, the item doesn't appear to be copper, and if it is, then it is a very low grade copper. Brass would be a much more accurate description of this metal.Secondly, they should have shown a picture of this item disassembled so you can see the quality of manufacturing. they didn't because there isn't. It looks like this item was hastily fabricated with no attention to detail or quality control. The cylinder that covers the section between the ball of the handle and the threaded needle gripper is too high a gauge(too thin) it will damage easily.As pointed out by other reviewers, this awl is a lot smaller than what it appears like in the pictures. It would have been better to have a picture to give potential buyers an idea of its size as well as the physical dimensions. Many people are better with images than numbers.I also have the same issue as a different reviewer, I expected the needles to be able to be stored in the handle. Now I have to buy another container to hold the needles for this awl. This is annoying for a couple different reasons, I have to shop for something else I did plan for, and, it is more likely that the two items won't be together when I need them. The seller could have mitigated some of it by offering a matching needle holder with this awl.However, for the price, it isn't too bad a buy. If you are handy you can clean up the roughness of this product and it will work in a pinch. I wouldn't consider this a professional, or even a hobby, grade tool, it's one you would have in your box of substandard tools for occasional repairs and quick fixes. One you wouldn’t care if it gets lost or broken.Side note, this isn't a real stitching awl, even if it does include thread, you can sew with it, but it's the "old-school" way. For Stitching Awls look for either the "Speedy Stitcher" or the CA Myers "Awl for All".

Happy I don't have to review the reviews. Some confuse me. Item functions as designed as far as I can tell. I have only briefly tested it. I purchased it as alt to a stitch awl which always fall apart. For work on a stitching pony, manually feeding the back thread, this item is great. Mine is specifically for sheaths and holsters and will be just fine. Small, yes, but easier for small with lg hands than lg with sm hands I suppose, so I see what they're doing. Recommended

The product is exactly as advertised and gets the job done. I think you can even order other new needles to use it with, since the shuttle mechanism looks generic and therefore very general in use.It comes with a diamond head needle, along with a hook, a s-curve hook, and an unsharpened (needle) one as well.