at a recent market, they sold out in the first few hours. i suggest using a cheap book you can buy at a dollar store and not some classic or expensive book that has a lot of value. the craft/hobby room of your dreams. once you have created the rounded hook, use your pliers to bend in the sharp end into a loop. sewing has been part of my life since i was very small (that is me on the left playing with my grandmother’s sewing machine (1969). "but i could tell him something that i consider reasonable and intelligent." 