Is this a crochet hook? Something for leather? Tying shoes/corsets?

[amandainvermont]

Forgive my ignorance please.

 

[TinTrunk]

My first reaction is maybe a rug-making hook?

I'm sure most crochet hooks don't have a lovely big round handle like your one!

Sarah

 

[pauline]

Originally posted by TinTrunk
My first reaction is maybe a rug-making hook?

I'm sure most crochet hooks don't have a lovely big round handle like your one!

Sarah

Immediately I looked at your photo, I said to myself, I seen that before,think think! oh yes Grandma and Grandad's house making rugs!
I might have been wrong until I read TinTrunk post 99% certain that's what it was used for, might have been used /adopted from other crafts certainly used in making rugs.

 

[TinTrunk]

Cheers Paul!

I've found some lovely hand made ones here:

http://aults.com/hooks.html

Sarah

 

[amandainvermont]

You guys are good. Unfortunately my dog found this last night and so it has some new, unwanted patina/character, as in tooth marks. Grrrrr.

:dogs::dogs:

 

[The Vintage Merchant]

Originally posted by amandainvermont
You guys are good. Unfortunately my dog found this last night and so it has some new, unwanted patina/character, as in tooth marks. Grrrrr.

:dogs::dogs:

heh heh heh :dogs: "patina" heh heh heh

 

[pauline]

Originally posted by vintagemerchant

Originally posted by amandainvermont
You guys are good. Unfortunately my dog found this last night and so it has some new, unwanted patina/character, as in tooth marks. Grrrrr.

:dogs::dogs:

heh heh heh :dogs: "patina" heh heh heh

Oh dear!
just keep giving it a few coats of bees wax and they soon look like they been they for years,
(trick of the trade)

They be some one who collects them

 

[TinTrunk]

Oh dear, Amanda!

I have a wooden darning mushroom that suffered the same fate!

Sarah

 

[inkedpalm]

My Darling works on Vintage Furniture and he uses that hook for buttons and such. But rug-hooking may be a what it is really made for. Some of my heavier coats, like the carpet ones need a hook like this occasionally because the threads are much heavier than on other coats.

 

[Midge]

I would have thought this was for rug-making too. Definitely not for crotcheting. Those would just have fine, slender wooden grip, or would be all metal.

Karin