Why I want to use ONLY Vintage and Antique Crochet Hooks
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- čas přidán 22. 01. 2024
- Hi Hi all, today I want to announce that I will try to ONLY use Vintage and Antique crochet hooks going forward on this channel, I also want to show you my collection so far
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From your channel, I recognized an afghan my great grandmother made in the early 1900s. It was a Tunisian pattern in blue and it was always on my grandmother's couch and it was beautifully made. We weren't allowed to touch it.
Gosh, that’s an amazing coincidence! Which one was it? Are you tempted to make one so you can finally use it? 😉
@@FionaC1 no, I just realized it after watching the Tunisian crochet episode. Not really tempted to make an afghan, but I really appreciate how beautifully it was made.
My mom had a double ended crochet hook that had been carved from a comb. It was made by my paternal grandfather for my grandmother.
I inherited a ton of my Moms knitting and crochet tools as my sisters knew I loved yarn crafts. In her stash she does have a few Tunisian hooks-1 is perfect for afghans and two yarns. I also enjoy just watching the mystery patterns.
I'm 75, started crocheting at age 14. For years I did doilies and thread crocheting from the old magic crochet magazines. Unfortunately I no longer have those magazines. I have my original purchased hooks from the 60s when I learned. I have inherited hooks from my mother, grandmother and 2 mother in laws. Then from time to time friends would give me old hooks from their families. So I have a fair collection. Also when I learned to tat I bought a supply of 12, and 13 steel hooks just in cases the sources of those dried up. I've always most treasured the smell J wood hook my mother gave me. I love working with it, it is so silky smooth and made from black walnut. My grandfather made this hook for my grandmother. I don't know in what year it was made but they married in 1910. My mother told me it was grandmother's favorite hook. After your video today I realized how rare it is! My daughters don't crochet or really craft much. I'm going to make sure they know what this hook is. I know now it is a true antique. You've given me new eyes to see my collection with. I have been debating about watching your vintage patterns. I bought myself a new book about Irish lace at New Years. I had reward points from Amazon. I got it and some ergonomic hooks from those points. I'm learning amigurumi. Thanks for your time.
I love the Magic Crochet magazines! I ran across some in a thrift store, and thanks to them, I started collecting vintage crochet magazines and have now vintage knitting ones as well. I have made several doilies from the Magic Crochet, and love looking through them. Some have pattern notes, or notes about made for Mrs SO and So. It's so wonderful.
I have my great grandmother’s steel, aluminum, and a few Bakelite/bone hooks (not sure which). She died in 1977 and had quit handwork before that due to vision issues so I’d guess nothing newer than 1960’s. Probably older. I also inherited an old glasses case that she stored them in and that’s where I keep them for sentimental reasons even though it takes a lot of hunting to find the one I need. I think I’m going to do some serious research to try and date them.
I have many of her Workbasket magazines from the 40s and 50s. Some even have her notes where she made the pattern like who she gave it to or any modifications she made. My 16 yo daughter has started to crochet and I hope she will have an appreciation of these treasures when it is time to give them to her.
I also am 75 and learned to both knit and crochet in high school. I learned to knit at 15 in a Home Economics class which I took to learn to sew. My teacher loved knitting so that is what we learned instead. At 17, I got a how-to-do-it book and learned to crochet using it. My mom did a little crochet but preferred embroidery (I also do a little of that but prefer counted cross stitch. At 65, I added loom knitting to my craft addiction. Yarn crafts are so addictive 😍.
I too love the Magic Crochet ones. I'm 67 and had almost every craft book published. I gave my Workbasket books to another needleworker. I had all the McCalls Needlework and Craft magazines from 1950's up, Better Homes and Gardens ones and Ladies Home Journal craft ones. What I miss is I had a complete collection of the Olde Time Crochet and Olde Time Needlework magazines which I lost after a move. They specialized in antique patterns. One of my favorites was a useful and tasteful gift of a buggy strap made out of corset lacing! Thank you for bringing back fond memories of favorite magazines.
That is amazing. Thank you for sharing your story with us.
Lovely that you have so many vintage hooks so you can take the vintage crochet hobby to the next level 👍🏻
O my word I loved this video. It brought back so many memories. My grandmother was born in 1900. I remember her crocheting with thread and I never noticed her hooks .but she made me and my sisters dresser doilies. And I have a table cloth but it's got many holes and it's rotten so I keep it in a bag.
I gave my son my doilies and his wife had them cleaned and starched and put them in a frame on the wall
My grandmother was born in 1900 too! I inherited her and my mother’s crochet hooks. Some of my grandmother’s crochet hooks were so tiny, I can’t imaging using them. Grandma was much more skilled than me, and she also tatted.
Fascinating - who would have there was so much variety in crochet hooks?
Those hooks are so so interesting
So sad my mum isn’t around any more to see your channel .. she would have loved it… you are so dedicated.. love it ❤️❤️
I'm so excited for the incorporation of tunisian patterns this year! I'll have to grab a set once I've saved a few pennies 😅
I use all my Great Grandmas, Grandma's hooks. Some Susan Bates. I do not like Boys either. But have some. I use a Dremel to sand down Steel as needed. Love this Video
Great tip!
Brilliant hook collection. I'm originally from central Scotland. Up until the 90s it had loads of woollen Mills. I was a spinner in Patons and Baldwins where the company was based in Alloa. It was a thing that when you left school you would automatically work in the woollen trade lol. I normally find my bone hooks in charity shops, your Goodwill etc. I was visiting family last week I Scotland and found a few more. Looking forward to the new tutorials.
Yes! Vintage tunisian patterns!
Maybe check with a jewelry store that does clock repair. They might be able to help you get some of those steel hooks cleaner.
I saw this video and got excited as I have a few bone crochet hooks that were my Great Grandmas. I also found a few more at a shop to add to them! So nice to see someone else likes them too!
I just asked my brother n law who works with metals what I could use to remove tarnish from my old metal crochet hooks, he said for me to purchase ..
never dull..
from hardware store.. my hooks given to me were 50 to 100 years old, I've had them at least 50 years I can't wait to see if it works... will let you know❤
Oh, wow, Thank you so much for the tip, please tank your brother for me :)
My mother was given a full set of Lee Wards steel hooks when a long-time neighbor passed away and her husband was finding homes for her craft supplies. Mom gave them to me (minus the size 10 hook she lost) when I expressed an interest in learning to crochet. I've owned them for almost 30 years and I always get a little thrill when I see someone else with that same green plastic case. I love those hooks and they are still the first ones I pull out when I want to work with thread.
I had the joy of using a friend's grandmother's wooden hook, the grandfather had made it for her and I believe it was close to a sizeG. I have had my hooks since the 70's. My steel ones are a mix of 70's and from thrift/antique stores. I am 67. I do not like the shape of the Bates hooks and prefer Boye. Not sure the maker of steel crochet hooks most o them are unmarked except for size. In the 80's I was working at a JoAnn's and Bates came out with fake baleen hooks. Have lost those along the way but really really liked them. They warm to the hand unlike the metal. Some of my newer hooks are marked with both the vintage size and the metric size so it helps when I am doing newer patterns.
I bought "baleen" knitting needles from them in the 70s but none of those hooks. I loved knitting with them. Now I knit with circulars.
@@Anne5440_ I do some knitting, and prefer the circular ones when working on large projects, small ones too as sometimes they become UFO's(unfinished objects) I would have stitches drop of of the regular ones and with the circular I have none of that. Working on a Ruana right now hoping I have enough yarn.
I recently got a recipe for cleaning wood.
It has beeswax and coconut oil.
One part beeswax to four parts coconut oil. Just slather it on the wood and let it soak in the wood for about an hour and wipe it off. The wood that the lady used it on was really smooth and lustrous. She used it on her cooking spoons and cutting boards. One was an antique cutting board.
❤ enjoy this so much
Fun collection! Thank you for sharing!❤
loved this video. 💚💚💚
Exciting! And awesome collection and info on the hooks! Thank you! 🧶🪝💝
Thank you for the video!
This was wonderfully educational and informative! Thank you so much !😊❤
What a cool idea Corinna! I love the idea of using vintage tools. I have several of my Grandmothers hooks and seeing you use them will inspire me to as well! 👏🏼❤️
Awesome hooks
Educational, informative and inspiring! Thank you!!!❤❤❤❤❤❤
This was very interesting. Thank you for taking the time to show everything.
I like using my old hooks with my old patterns too. Mine belonged to my mom and my great grandmother.
Very interesting, thanxx
I'm so happy to have found your channel! I've never followed a crochet pattern before but I'm currently working on the 1944 bag you shared last year - I saw the video and new I needed to try it. I'm looking forward to your more immersive videos!
Hello Corrina, great show today all about supplies needed for crocheting and Tunisian crocheting. Looking forward to more of your videos Thank you.
Years ago, I learned about restoring steel by soaking the metal in molasses dissolved into water. I learned it in a vintage/antique sewing machine restoration group.
Love the idea of using tools that match the pattern era! I'm hooked!
Thank you, your knowledge is amazing I learn so much from you. ❤
Such a lovely idea! I enjoyed seeing all the vintage hooks and am excited for the changes you'll be implementing with hooks and WPI.
Hey there! Super cool collection, and I may also look out for vintage hooks now that I've begun crocheting last summer;) Just wanting to say, the one hook you suspect may be ivory, looks like bone to me. Ivory has what are called schreger lines that have a criss cross pattern, and usually is smooth, not pitted or grainy. If your hook has those lines, then it is ivory. If not, it's more likely just very dense bone. I used to work at an antique store, and I collect small antiques too, though I personally usually stay away from ivory given the troubled elephant hunt history. I do love ivory though, it's a beautiful material. I hope this info might be helpful:)
I'm very excited for more Tunisian crochet patterns especially
Awsome job on this explanation of the difference between bone and plastic bakea light, love your collection of antique hooks
I am so excited to see what you have for this year! I've turned into a love for thread crochet and can not wait to see what you come up with!!
Looking forward to some Tunisian crochet projects.
Tunisian Tunisian Tunisian! Definitely do some of those!
Thank you for explaining the differences between bone and ivory. Amazing information in this video. Also, your audio quality is so good!
I'm looking forward to your Tunisian makes. I love learning new old things 😊
I love vintage fiber tools! My brother-in-law gave me a set of Victorian knitting pins for socks.
That is awesome!
Thank you for showing all of your work.more people needs to know where crochet came from.cant wait for more😊❤
I have that exact set of Lee wards steel hooks, it was my grandmothers, they work great! I love your channel, I have several antique crochet patterns and you have helped so much in understanding how they are worded❤
Fab collection really enjoyed seeing all your hooks
Thanks so much 😊
My mother could crochet with silk thread.. fast foward 90 years and I use her steel hooks to fix pulls in sweaters and other clothing. My coworkers always wondered why I had a crochet hook in my desk:)
I have a broomstick that my grandfather made for me to do broomstick lace with. This was in the 1960’s. I also have crochet hooks and knitting needles that my mother and my aunt had. I restored an afghan that was a pattern from the 1920’s. I had to do some research to figure out the size of the hooks and what some of the stitches. But it came perfect because I had some older yarn that was the perfect colors that I needed.
I appreciate your efforts to create an immersive vintage environment. I'm so excited to see where 2024 takes your channel! ❤
Loved seeing all your vintage hooks. I have some Susan Bates steel hooks that are older and the tiny heads look just like the bigger hooks. They are a dream to work thread. Thanks for sharing.
I’m so glad ur showing Tunisian crochet too I’m slowly learning crochet and Tunisian crochet and this channel has kept me company and given me so much help! Thank you! 💋
*New addiction unlocked* 😂
Currently working on the Sontag pattern, hoping I've adjusted it enough for it to fit me. Keep doing what you do. You are INSPIRING!
I'm so excited about what's to come in 2024! I'm loving all your exacting measures too.
I LOVE Tunisian Crochet patterns. I’m glad you’re getting more into them. These patterns can be hard to find. Looking forward to seeing more TC on your channel
I can not wait for vintage tunisian crochet.
Wow Corrina that's quite a collection. So looking forward to the Tunisian crochet, I was inspired to try it and using a knitting pattern I am currently making a raglan sleeve cardigan, just the simple stitch. If it doesn't work I can always pull out and try again😂 many thanks for your inspiration ❤🇦🇺
I geeked out over the wraps per inch gauge! My e-spinner came with a card to use as one and it's one of my favorite fiber tools ^-^
Very interesting information. I learned Tunisian crochet about 5 years ago and fell in love. I initially bought the set of hooks on Amazon. I only used them a couple of times as I moved on to make larger projects so I needed the interchangeable hooks with cables. I had never heard of Tunisian so I had no idea until your channel how long it has really been around !!!!
I'm totally for vintage immersion!
I love history so much. And I have just started crocheting. So your channel is absolutely magical to me!
I love my vintage crochet hooks! It was fun to see your collection. Btw, I like to use fine steel wool when cleaning and smoothing my vintage and antique metal hooks.
absolutely loved this video! i loved seeing the assortment and variety of vintage hooks. those bone hooks! i have a set of vintage clover hooks in steel and aluminum that came with a nifty little case that i absolutely adore for crocheting on the go
I have my great great great grandmothers ivory and bone hooks but there is one ☝🏼 that is special I have never seen anything like it. It is ivory and the crochet hook part twists off at one end to change the size (although I only have one hook) the other side is a needle minder that is covered in our ancestral symbol the evil eye 🧿 and at the top is the gypsy fist 🤛🏻 it has a hole like one would wear it as a necklace! It’s the most precious thing I own! I love thinking of the matriarchs of my tribe who all left their mark on the world using this hook .
I have had bone, possibly bakelite, & wood crochet hooks. Mostly from thrift stores but some from my aunt who was 105 when she passed in 2015. My favorite finds were the well used wood ones. There is nothing like the patina of well used wood tools. Thanks for the interesting video & i look forward to the tunisian vintage. When i first did tunisian crochet (70's), it was referred to as afgan stitch. Took me a while to realize what it was!
Your hook collection is wonderful. I have use vintage hooks from pony and aero brands for along time because that's all I had to use ,it wasn't until my daughter brought me some modern ergonomic hooks for my birthday last year that I used anything other than vintage.
Thank You for answering my question about what size tunesian hook we shud have , looking forward to learning it !! Love that you are gonna implement the vintage hooks with the vintage patterns ! So excited !! Thank You Corinna !!
Corinna, I just love this idea of immersing one's self in the era by using vintage hooks on the items you are making! I can see myself listening to Big Bands music (especially the Glenn Miller Orchestra) for the 1940's. How fun that will be to create an ambiance to crochet to. Goodness, you did a lot of research on the hooks you will be using. Thanks for the info. It was really interesting.
I proudly own an antike bone hook and i absolutely love it, its so comfortable to work with
This has been a really interesting video. Seeing your collection was good to get an overview of varieties available and also the different hook heads. I thought I was a bit silly having a preference for the hook shape.
I prefer Aero or Pony brand hooks. Most of mine are original 70s or 80s.
I'll keep an eye out when Chad and I go to our local antique malls...if I spot any antique or vintage hooks I'll snag them if I can.
Nice! I have quite a few old needles and you gave me the excuse to look them over and get ready. I plan to crochet along with you for 2024 using all vintage stuff. I do have fancy new tools that i absolutely love....but i will only use the vintage with your projects.
Very impressive hook collection Corrina! I always love your well researched and presented history lessons! Still miss working with thread and now working with yarn is hurting my hands! Thank you for sharing your knowledge so freely with us.
Thank you so much!
I am so sad to hear about your pain, do you take a lot of breaks when crocheting? I mean days worth of breaks?
Ooh, I have one of those bell gauges that I got with a bunch of double pointed knitting needles. I couldn't seem to match it with any modern sizes so I was very curious about it and wondered what it was for. Thanks for sharing all the details of your one.☺
I spent two years on the road when my husband drove truck. I made my hooks from wood dowels.
A product you may find useful in restoring vintage and antique items is called Renaissance Wax, made in england by Picreator Enterprises Ltd. It's a product used by museums on artifacts. I keep a 200 ml jar on hand at all times for certain important defensive tools, as well as my craft and household objects. It's great for use on ceramics, metals, woods, bone/ivory, and even plastic/resins. A very VERY tiny bit goes a long way and it buffs out to a glossy slick hard finish that resists fingerprints and grime and wears well. I've used it on those cheap wooden hooks and needles, after a light sanding, and yarn glides over them like buttah. They keep my vintage steel hooks from rusting again after I've finally gotten them all cleaned. While I wouldn't eat it nor use it on my skin, it doesn't cause any allergic reactions for me and I'm allergic to many things. I've used it to seal some silverplate that is for display only, and it has not tarnished for literally years. Used it on a computer case that was always attracting dust and pet hair, and it stays so much cleaner! It isn't terribly expensive, but costs more than plain bees wax, less than quality boiled linseed oil. I bought a case from the retailer long ago, but I'm pretty sure it's on Amazon now. That's another thing: I have been working through a case of this stuff over the past 6-8 years plus giving a good bit of it away. I'm only now down to my last four jars. Kept cool and dry, I see no change in the product nor in it's performance. I'm not now, nor have I ever been, affiliated with or earned anything from this product in any way. I just believe in it and have used it for many years. If museums use it, I figured it had to be good for my family heirlooms. So far, it has been so.
OH! When I use the wax on my hooks or needles, I make sure to let the wax dry well, buff it out, then may add another thin coat. Letting it dry is important. It should never feel sticky or oily. I've never had any issues with it coloring or leaving a residue on my yarn or thread, nor on my hands.
I use tunisian hooks for some if my clothes and blankets they are wonderful.
Your channel inspired me to purchase a vintage baby blanket pattern. It has alternating Tunisian and open work squares. Cross-stitch animals are added to the Tunisian squares. I wish I could send you a pi. Of my finished work. Too cute.
Thanks for sharing how you cleaned up the steel hooks. I was able to clean up some knitting needles that way. ❤
Just found your channel, great info. I made a tunisian afghan in the 80's of scrap colors, 62 squares, then cross stitched each. The pattern was in one of my mccalls mags. Entered it at the state fair and won a blue! Love my grannys old bone hooks and moms steel sets. Also have my magic crochet mags in binders to save. Currently looking for patterns for thread doll dresses for the old plastic dress me dolls 8" or smaller. Have lots of bare dolls to dress😂 thank you for sharing☺️
Your collection is fascinating. I inherited my grandmother’s and my mom’s crochet hooks. My grandmother was born in 1900. Some of her hooks are so tiny I can’t imagine ever using them. She was much more skilled than me. She tatted too. I love using my inherited hooks. Makes me feel sentimental using the same hooks as my mom, who crochet so many lovely afghans and doilies.
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I grew up with old crochet hooks and knitting items and pattern books. My steel crochet hooks are the later ones listed as 10cents. I have my Mom's tatting shuttles, patent pending 1923 and I have the white celluloid ones with the red tip. I even gave the celluloid crochet hook that is chubbier on the bottom part so you can make the roll stitch which you hardly see anymore. ( It's so the thread can be wrapped around the bottom multiple times and pulled through). I have knitting needles, tunisian hooks, knit - cro hooks of all sizes and being 67 years old, I hate to say it but i consider the ones i bought in the sixties and seventies my " newer" crochet hooks😄. I love your patterns and videos. Just a hint, up until the mid- twenties patterns differed widely. Some used the English name for stiches, and others American. Always try a sample of both ways to get the right gauge. To narrow in Victorian knitting patterns means to just decrease and "plain knitting" is usually stockinet.
Wahooo!!! I am almost all set for the Tunisian crochet Tutorials. I purchased a set of 11 hooks ranging from 2.0mm to 8.0mm on Amazon for about $10.00 Canadian. 🍁
What a gorgeous array of hooks. I have a hook that belonged to my Nanna and possibly her Mum too.
It's a steel hook. Sadly the hook is no more, but it was so fine. My Nanna was a seamstress as well as a crocheter. She used to make doilies out of yarn a little thicker than seeing thread. They were exquisite. I can see one now on the little table at the side of my Grandads chair.
My Mum has no idea where they went after her passing. I'd love to go back and talk to her about all her crafting. She could knit too. Her hands where a blur she was so fast.
She had thirteen daughters and one son. She made all her daughters wedding dresses, including the veils and bridesmaid dresses too. So at least 13 dresses for each wedding!
So wish I could talk to her. I really appreciate the amount of time and energy you put into all your videos. Can't always comment, but always watch. Take care xxJane 🐑🌼
I have some vintage metal crochet hooks from my great aunt. They have made in the USA stamped on them.
I loved this vlog. I collect vintage hooks as well. Ive restored so many of those steel hooks. I use those steel wool soap pads then use a machine oil or silicone oil spray to seal them again. Ive heard you can then heat them in the oven for it to penetrate the surface and it lasts but ive not tried that yet.
I have now restricted my hook purchases to buying only small hooks that are thin stemmed if that makes sense. No taper in the handle means the work sits flatter.
Im looking forward to the tunisian hooks as I've not been able to master that skill yet.
Its summer where I am and it is 85% humidity so i don't crochet alot right now. When winter hits I'm back onto it.
WOW! that collection is so awsome. My goodness, that is very enviable... I am [slightly] jelous. Fantastic collection..thank you
Try a Mr. Clean MAJIC ERASER™
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Wow, thank you!
@@justvintagecrochet
You are very welcome
So, i do some smithing and i would love some detailed pics of those eglish forged hooks to see if i could recreate them. Those are so cool and i have been wanting to try making my own for a while and i find those to be so attractive
The Susan Bates Quicksilver Tunisian hooks are from the mid to late 1990s. You've got the good ones--the earlier versions, made in the US. When they were outsourced to other countries in the late 1990s, the quality plummeted. I was blessed to find a some at an estate sale and I LOVE them!
What a fabulous collection of hooks Corinna. It shows your passion for crotching.
I'm curious if a buffing machine would help restore some of your hooks? I could be completely off on the wrong idea here but the thought popped into my head 😊
I look forward to your next crotching video on the 25th your time it will be the 26th here in Australia. ❤😊
You can get a custom jeweler to polish them for you. You can even get them recast in Stirling silver.
I hope that you can measure them to help us identify the equivalent in hooks currently available. I love the concept.
This was very interesting, I never put much thought into vintage hooks before. Thanks for sharing! Also just a note that if you get a Patreon or Membership I would buy in for sure. I like the buyacoffee but the automatic monthly support is more convenient for me (and I assume others as well). Just a thought. Love your channel!
Well, Thank you so much for that :)
AWESOME video. Very informative. My father gave me a box of hooks he picked up at an estate sale last year before he passed. There were quite a few antique and vintage hooks. I've identified most. One has me stumped. No marks not even size. It's metal. Looks to be Aluminum. Very pointed and conical shaped. I call it my cone-head hook. Have not been able to find anything like it.
That is awesome!
Love your collection! Have you tried or thought about trying jewelry cleaner? Like the little pots you put rings in and stuff?
Morning from icy Michigan
I love reading everyone's stories of loved women from our families and past friends who originally owned these hooks, and am sure they would have been delighted to know we now treasure their hooks. I don't know who owned my vintage hooks, but they will be associated in my thoughts with my sweet friend who gave them to me. ❤
I have hooks from my grandma to great great grandmas they have covers on them.
The pitted ones look like wrought iron. A decent blacksmith can fix them up for you. If I still had my smithing tools I'd do it. But alas, they arent mine anymore. The darker wood ones look like hickory and the lighter ones look like oak. Argh! You now got me wanting to make some hooks!😂 I have tunision hooks with 49" plastic tube extenders. 😊 Nice video and informative! Thank you, Corinna!