Heather Rose Jones wrote:
Keep in mind that the word "crochet" originally simply means "hook" -- before the use of the word for a specific type of thread-work, the phrase "hooks and crochets" would simply mean "hooks, and hooks-by- another-name". There's no historic context for considering that the phrase in a 16th c. document can only mean "hooks and threadwork made with a hook".
Plus the mentions of these items in other accounts puts them in a category separate from clothing items. Hookes and crotchettes are listed with chests, sacks, hammers, and coal baskets. Hookes and eyes are listed with thread and textiles.
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