Hierarchy classification:

1. top of the aat hierarchies
2. Objects Facet
3. Furnishings and Equipment (hierarchy name)
4. Tools and Equipment (hierarchy name)
5. equipment
6. [equipment by material processed]
7. textile working equipment
8. needleworking equipment
9. fabric piercing tools
10. fabric punches

Anotations

Scope note:

Hand-held tools designed to facilitate detailed stitching of embroidery floss, thin yarn, ribbon or other fine threaded materials, often for embellishment purposes. These tools comprise a perforated metal tip and a hollow channel through which the thread or yarn runs, mounted on a handle for easy gripping. Due to its sharp needle, this tool effectively pierces most tight-weave fabrics. After piercing thread or yarn through tight-weave fabric backing material, the tool's perforated tip leaves a loop of thread remaining on the backside of the fabric to create aesthetic patterns and designs.