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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Northern Lights Lodge, post: 4517910, member: 13464&quot;][USER=76316]@wlwhittier[/USER] What a lovely assortment!</p><p><br /></p><p>Yes, these are definitely &quot;fabric stilettos&quot; (minus the manicure pieces) and were primarily used for &quot;opening&quot; fabric to make holes.</p><p><br /></p><p>Usually they were used in making holes for embroidered eyelets. They came in a multitude of sizes. Although the one with the hole &quot;may&quot; have been used for a bodkin, I think it more likely that it had a long ribbon through it to be worn around the neck when working. Thus saving the embroiderer the need to fumble around to find it when she was ready to &quot;punch&quot; the next hole.</p><p><br /></p><p>It could have been used to make a multitude of openings - decorative eyelet openings that one might find in embroidery or white work or more utilitarian uses, as one might need for lacing up a garment or shoe.</p><p><br /></p><p>These were also used to shape a corner from the inside - giving (for instance) a collar a sharp point.</p><p><br /></p><p>Will look forward to seeing more of the collection!</p><p>Cheerio,</p><p>Leslie[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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