These little cones are used to finish off hand and machine-made cords.
Historically they are seen in particular on medieval, Elizabethan and 17th century clothing of men and women. Here they, (points / cords), are used to lace up clothes where we would have zips, and to tie on clothing items such as sleeves, ruffs and codpieces. They were also used decoratively on the ends of fancy silk ribbons and cords made of precious materials. The higher up the social scale you were the more elaborate your clothes, and the more elaborate your jewellery, including your points.
Today they are also used in modern jewellery designs and in making hat pins and creative embroidery projects and on shoe laces. In dress-making and tailoring they are still used at the ends of cords in windcheaters and anoraks.
Points / aiglettes / tag-ends can be fixed onto cord or ribbon with PVA glue and then sewing through the hole in the side, and maybe adding beads or pearls for the upper class. In the historically authentic manner they are fixed by riveting through the hole.
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17th century style, brass, hand-made, with an open end for ribbons, smallest opening 0.4cm: £1 ea |
17th century style, hand-made with open end with for ribbons, smallest opening 0.4cm: £1 ea |
brass, hand-made 1 inch long, for 0.2cm dia cord which fits through the standard metal eyelet holes; £1 each |
brass, hand-made 2 inches long, for 0.3cm dia cord which fits through the standard metal eyelet holes; £1 each |
brass, hand-made half an inch long, for 0.2cm dia cord which fits through the standard metal eyelet holes, ; 90p each |
brass, machine-made, for 0.9cm cord; £1 ea |
gold coloured decorated, has weight, for 0.5cm cord; 85p ea |
gold metal spiral design, has weight, for 0.7cm cord; £1 ea |
gold-coloured filigree, for about 0.9cm dia cord as the ends will bend in around cord; £1 ea |
gold-coloured, for 0.8cm dia cord; 90p ea |
non-metal with shiny gold finish, hole 0.7cm dia, 7 left; 65p ea |
old gold-coloured, for 0.8cm dia cord; 90p ea |
pale gold-coloured, for 0.8cm dia cord; 90p ea |
pewter-coloured, for 0.8cm dia cord; 90p ea |
shiny silver metal, has weight, for 0.8cm dia cord; 90p ea |
silver- coloured decorated, has weight, for 0.5cm cord; 85p ea |
silver-coloured filigree, for about 0.9cm dia cord as the ends will bend in around cord; £1 ea |
silver-coloured metal, hole 0.7cm dia; 85p ea |
silver-coloured with pressed design, ready-tarnished, for 0.7-0.8cm dia cord; £1 ea |
silver-coloured, for 0.8cm dia cord; 90p ea |
silver-coloured, ready-tarnished, for 1cm dia cord; £1 ea |
tag-ends, old gold, hole 0.3cm dia; 95p ea |
tag-ends, silver coloured metal, hole 0.3cm dia; 95p ea |
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