mvjess

RAINY BUG has given you the answer. The scary looking one is for slicing the leather as you advance the needle. That is a cutting edge, similar to what the MD's use when they ask for a suture w/ a cutting needle.

fleurdelisquilts.com

Isn't it amazing how much we know when we all pitch in an opinion? My son worked for a furniture maker who used extremely long and also curved needles.

A friend's husband is a vet. When he did a c section on one of our mama cows, he used a thick, short needle on the inside of her and a large curved needle on the her hide.

I've also seen packets of large, long, curved, etc. needles at places like Hancocks. They are in the doll-making, upholstery, and crewel sections. And yes, I agree, they are scary looking.

CarrieAnne

They are scary looking!

GloBug

From left to right
Curved>>Upholstry>>Sacking>>Unsure>>Leather.
Hope this helps
:-D

bakermom

i would say they are leather needles.

fabric whisperer

what is sacking???

earthwalker

Leather and sacks/upholstery (the curved one)....they can also be used as someone else said for suturing wounds in stock. Very useful collection you have there.

earthwalker

Sacking is what stock feed etc. comes in....here we use a rough hessian and there is a kind of synthetic/plastic one, which is not very good (can't make rugs out of it!). Rice and flour come in better bags....heavy cotton with a tight weave.

GloBug

A needle used to sew up gunny sacks. Probaly long before your time.OOPS showing my age,got a year older today. :oops:

fabric whisperer

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!!!