Originally Posted by
SueZQ from MN
I agree that it looks like a needle punch tool, but the thread could also be used for crewel embroidery, a popular craft from the late 70s and 80s that is supposedly once again on the upswing.
It looked like crewel thread to me, but I have no idea what the tool would have been used for. I am a crewel embroiderer and glad to hear crewel embroidery on the upswing.