Chinese Seamstress's Tool

Blade on one end, flat paddle on the other, and a rope-textured stem between.

This iron seamstress's tool is from Hebei Province, China, and dates to the 19th century. Sewing tools of this kind were often kept in a basket or box together with needles, thread and scissors, and were handled constantly over many years. This double-ended tool has a leaf-shaped paddle at the left and a swept, curved blade at the right, joined by a thin stem with a finely twisted surface. The surface looks reddish-brown and a little rough. It is 9.75 inches wide.

Two ends, two moods, one stem to hold them.