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Old 04-16-2011, 11:15 AM
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Going through my mother's/grandmother's sewing stuff, we found this little gizmo. Sorry that the tip is so fuzzy in the picture.

Its business end has a hook with a hinged bit that would allow the user to pull something out without snagging. The whole thing is less than 3" long. We are baffled.

Tiny gizmo for???
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Old 04-16-2011, 11:17 AM
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I've just bought something similar for rag rugging called a latch hook could be that maybe x
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Old 04-16-2011, 11:18 AM
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It looks like a gadget for picking up dropped stitches in knitting!! IMO!
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Old 04-16-2011, 11:18 AM
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It reminds me of a hook for making a latch hook rug.
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Old 04-16-2011, 11:20 AM
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It could be a latch hook , but more likely at that size, it is a snag fixer for knits like sweaters. You pulled the snagged loop to the underside where it wasn't seen.
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Old 04-16-2011, 11:22 AM
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I'm thinking one of those things they used to use to button up the high shoes from back in the late 1800's early 1900's...
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Old 04-16-2011, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by erstan947
It reminds me of a hook for making a latch hook rug.
That is the first thing I thought, too.
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Old 04-16-2011, 11:23 AM
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Originally Posted by erstan947
It reminds me of a hook for making a latch hook rug.
I agree! But it is only 3" long!
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Old 04-16-2011, 11:25 AM
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Originally Posted by CoventryUK
It looks like a gadget for picking up dropped stitches in knitting!! IMO!
This is my thought too. A latched rug hook would have a bigger handle, no?
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Old 04-16-2011, 11:28 AM
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Looks like a latch hook to me. I think it was used in knitting, not the kind for rug making.
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