Revised with answers from the company I purchased from. This tool is a curette to clean ears and it is in the sewing kit as a bonus for the customers. Apparently it is not intended for use in sewing. Original question: I bought sewing/repair kits for my kids now that they aren't home for me to fix things. The notion in the picture came in the kits. Does anyone know what it is for?

NEVER PUT ANYTHING IN YOUR EAR SMALLER THAN YOUR ELBOW!!!/Lillian

Regardless of it's original intended use you could always use pointy end as an olive picker or cake tester. Just an idea. An ear picker NO, I wouldn't.

I believe that it is an ear picker and when you have a small amount of wax in the bowl, you use it to grease button thread! Bit like bees wax that tailors use.

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by gjemptynester 02 Jan 2017

Perhapssome people use ear wax to wax their thread???

This whole thread is making me scratch my head, lol. Whoever heard of an ear picker in a sewing kit. What will they think of next.
This made me think of a man that I used to work with that would scratch the inside of his ear with the point of a pencil. The inside of his ear always looked like a child's pencil art.

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by sewmom 02 Jan 2017

LOL

Don't all of you have an ear picker in your sewing room? I'm shocked!

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by jrob 22 Dec 2016

LOL, I'm going to ask for one for Christmas.

How bizarre! Wonder what they were thinking.

That is too funny. Why would it be included in a sewing kit?

OMG, makes my ears itch just thinking about it........how funny!

This is making me laugh so hard.....an ear picker LOL Darlene

It's official, the company got back to me and said:
"And the metal tool is curette,as the name implies,this is an ear-picker."

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by sewmom 18 Dec 2016

I Googled "curette use in sewing" and didn't get anything of use.

by killiecrankie 21 Dec 2016

I thought it might be for cleaning ear wax out of the ear.Have seen similar ones on the Antique Road Show but couldn't understand why it would be in a sewing kit.

I have no idea but will be following this thread.

How curious. I hope you get to the bottom of this mystery soon.

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by sewmom 18 Dec 2016

I messaged the company I bought it from.

Believe it or not, it's an ear pick. They are common in emergency sewing kits??? I guess they think you might need to clean the wax from your ears. LOL Ya learn something new everyday.

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by sewmom 18 Dec 2016

Looks dangerous for that use but I think this did come from another country.

I'm with Marian...I think it could be used to push a needle through a thick or heavy fabric...but really not too sure...looks more like a cuticle pusher that would be in a manicure set...

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by sewmom 18 Dec 2016

I agree it looks like a cuticle pusher.

It's a tiny ice cream scoop for dieters.......lol....of course I have no idea. Merry Christmas to you and your family!

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by sewmom 18 Dec 2016

Excellent idea! LOL!

ttt

Could it be for helping push a needle through thick fabric like thimble?

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by sewmom 18 Dec 2016

Maybe. I also considered it might be a teeny tiny sock darning tool ; )

by marianb 19 Dec 2016

lol

i have seen something similar while overseas and they use them to clean ears. I've seen them in manicure sets. Not sure why they would be in a sewing set.

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by sewmom 18 Dec 2016

Thanks for looking and trying to figure it out,

It reminds me of the PURPLE THANG like an instrument when you want to push out points on corners of items. Yours is obviously metal, but mine is plastic. Hope someone else comes along with another suggestion. Love Chris

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by sewmom 17 Dec 2016

Yes, I considered that but it's not like any corner pusher I've ever seen before. Still, I could be wrong. Thank you.

by jeanfoz 18 Dec 2016

That looks like an interesting gadget, never seen anything like that before, Jean