Vintage Household Needlework Tool

Esme’s mention of a tool for making netting that has passed down the generations reminded me of a recent acquisition of mine. My cousin has given me a “SPEEDWEVE” darner that belonged to my grandmother. My mother always said that if my father ever expected her to darn his socks (or if he grew a beard) she’d leave him, so that may be why it was her sister who first inherited the Speedweve. The consensus is that it was made in the 1940's (near where I lived when I was at college in Manchester in the 1970's) and I notice that one of these tools has been listed on the BBC A History of the World objects by Blue Town Heritage Centre (see http://www.bbc.co.uk/ahistoryoftheworld/objects/yEdSeY1tRQmDB9DZkLVt0Q which shows quite a good picture). Mine is similar, complete with box and instructions. I haven’t had a try yet; wondered whether it would be good for making woven squares (for patchwork?!).