diff --git a/saucebrush/filters.py b/saucebrush/filters.py
index a2b67b2..c292dfa 100644
--- a/saucebrush/filters.py
+++ b/saucebrush/filters.py
@@ -360,6 +360,8 @@ class UnicodeFilter(Filter):
         for key, value in record.iteritems():
             if isinstance(value, str):
                 record[key] = unicode(value, self._encoding, self._errors)
+            elif isinstance(value, unicode):
+                record[key] = value.encode(self._encoding, self._errors)
         return record
 
 ###########################
diff --git a/saucebrush/sources.py b/saucebrush/sources.py
index bebeeae..c00a3e1 100644
--- a/saucebrush/sources.py
+++ b/saucebrush/sources.py
@@ -22,9 +22,9 @@ class CSVSource(object):
         ignoring the first row (presumed to be column names).
     """
 
-    def __init__(self, csvfile, fieldnames=None, skiprows=0):
+    def __init__(self, csvfile, fieldnames=None, skiprows=0, delimiter=','):
         import csv
-        self._dictreader = csv.DictReader(csvfile, fieldnames)
+        self._dictreader = csv.DictReader(csvfile, fieldnames, delimiter=delimiter)
         for _ in xrange(skiprows):
             self._dictreader.next()