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What are these SCARY looking needles for?

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Old 03-19-2011, 09:19 PM
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Originally Posted by fabric whisperer
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what is sacking???
A needle used to sew up gunny sacks. Probaly long before your time.OOPS showing my age,got a year older today. :oops:
I am mid-40's, but grew up with gram a heavy influence in my life... still call the "couch" a "sofa" and "pop" to me is "soda"... I get laughed at all the time, they say I talk like someone twice my age :oops: I loved my gram!!!
Add 20 and you are close to mine.
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Old 03-19-2011, 09:37 PM
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they are prehistoric looking, LOL. Actually I have a bunch like that and I think my grandmother used them for mending braided rugs and such.
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Old 03-19-2011, 11:01 PM
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Looks like what my parents used to sew up the sacks of peanuts when they harvested them in the field.
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Old 03-20-2011, 01:15 AM
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upholstery needles for sure. I took a class and covered a chair once, Have fun.
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Old 03-20-2011, 10:55 AM
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I've got a package of needles similar to those. On the back of the package, it says they are "For most major sewing repairs around the Home or Farm".

Here's their uses:
- Curved Upholstery Needles: Chairs & Sofas, Car Seats, Mattresses, Pillows and Cushions.
- Packing Needle (widest wing needle): Sacks, Burlap Bags, Matting, Sewing with String.
- Sail Needle (smaller wing needle): Canvas, Leather, Harness, Sails, Beach Chairs, Awnings, Fabric Car tops, Tarpaulins & Heavy Plastics, Lampshades.
- Yarn Darner (large regular looking needle): Heavy Woolen Garments, Sweaters, Jackets, Blankets.
- Carpet Needle (larger regular looking needle): Mending and Seaming, Carpets and Rugs
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Old 03-20-2011, 06:41 PM
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I liked my answer better! lol


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I would guess leather or upholstry. Or maybe, for creating your own monster...Frankenquilter?!?
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Old 03-20-2011, 06:45 PM
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Thanks everyone!
I had to call and tell my Grandma about all these responses. She doesn't know how to sew or even thread a needle. lol
She, and my mom, were both interested to hear the answers.
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They are for upholstering furniture.
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Old 03-20-2011, 07:02 PM
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The large long one my dad used to use for sewing up sacks in the old days and the curved one is for sewing up mattresses but not modern type mattresses, I mean the old soft filled ones not innersping kind. Not sure about the others.

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