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What did I buy these for?

Vezelay

What did I buy these for?
« on: January 14, 2022, 18:24:09 PM »
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I knew my efforts to re-organise my sewing room would cause trouble. I keep finding items I bought a while ago and never used - some of which, like this one, I've no idea what they are or what I had in mind when I bought them. It must be something bag or craft related, but what? Each is about 3mm x 4mm and it's a pack of 60 in 3 different colours.

Google Lens thinks they're a "nock set" useful for archery so that's no help, name doesn't ring a bell either.

Any ideas?
« Last Edit: January 14, 2022, 18:27:57 PM by Vezelay »

Sandra

Re: What did I buy these for?
« Reply #1 on: January 14, 2022, 18:44:01 PM »
They remind me of zip end thingies so if you shorten a zip you bend these over to stop the zip running off the top...?

Sandra.
xxx

SewRuthieSews

Re: What did I buy these for?
« Reply #2 on: January 14, 2022, 18:48:19 PM »
Are they to cover the corners when you've made a bag? Or little feet for a bag?

Ellabella

Re: What did I buy these for?
« Reply #3 on: January 14, 2022, 19:02:20 PM »
I second the zip shortening thingy.  Just nip them in with a pair of pliers.

Vezelay

Re: What did I buy these for?
« Reply #4 on: January 14, 2022, 19:03:49 PM »
They remind me of zip end thingies so if you shorten a zip you bend these over to stop the zip running off the top...?

Sandra.
xxx

Yes!! @Sandra, that's exactly what they are, it's all coming back to me

toileandtrouble

Re: What did I buy these for?
« Reply #5 on: January 14, 2022, 19:27:00 PM »
I wanted some - do you know what they are called? Zip end stops?  Going to try  google...
Images from google no good.  Found some on ebay but only  if I also get lots of the bottom stops for opening zips, but mainly they offer toggles??  Where did you buy them, can you remember?
« Last Edit: January 14, 2022, 19:46:19 PM by toileandtrouble »
Yarn down:  1000g
Fabric down:  29m

Vezelay

Re: What did I buy these for?
« Reply #6 on: January 14, 2022, 19:36:59 PM »
@toileandtrouble I see them called zipper top stops.


Vezelay

Re: What did I buy these for?
« Reply #7 on: January 14, 2022, 19:42:43 PM »
And thanks also @Ellabella - spot on, and to @SewRuthieSews for taking a punt

toileandtrouble

Re: What did I buy these for?
« Reply #8 on: January 14, 2022, 19:50:50 PM »
Thanks @Vezelay  hadn't tried that combination of words!  Got some ordered.  I want to shorten some opening zips.
Yarn down:  1000g
Fabric down:  29m

Sara-S

Re: What did I buy these for?
« Reply #9 on: January 19, 2022, 20:10:09 PM »
They do look like archery nocking points.  Those are attached to the bow string to show the archer where the arrow should go (just under the nocking point.)
You can't scare me. I taught high school for 32 years.

Vezelay

Re: What did I buy these for?
« Reply #10 on: January 19, 2022, 22:19:22 PM »
@Sara-S great, multipurpose items, better still 0_0.

@SewRuthieSews guess what? Continuing the declutterisation I unearthed some more small unidentified sewing objects which Google Lens identified as...bag feet. Which is exactly what they are:).