Stitching tool with an eye (3)
I believe the answer is:
awl
'stitching tool with an eye' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)
This is all the clue.
(Other definitions for awl that I've seen before include "it may be piercing" , "Carpenter's tool" , "a boring person may need?" , "Law about a drilling tool" , "Using sharp tool" .)