A similar device is a "Dritz Knit Picker" - google this and you can see a picture. It should be available at your local fabric stores and/or fabric areas of Walmart, etc. It allows you to pull a thread to the back of a garment. Maxine Arnoldy Armax Digz-n-Stitch armaxinfo@xxxxxxxxxxxxx ----- Original Message ----- From: Ed Orantes To: amayausers@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Friday, December 30, 2005 1:58 PM Subject: [amayausers] Re: Best fix for loose stitches LuAnn, I don't recall the official name but I know that it IS intended for pushing "pulled" threads to the backside of the garment. I'm sure any sewing supply place would carry them. It's about three inches long. It is a shiny silver color. And looks like an oversized stick pin without a head.