Hi Lynn, It sounds like you have a winder for the bobbin that goes into a boat shuttle for weaving. I have one too from long ago weaving days and was able to get an attachment which pushed onto the "prong" as you say....it is wooden and makes it like a German winder I have into which you "push" the lace bobbin....i.e. the opening is like a elongated horizontal "U'" and has enough flexibility that you can gently push the bobbin into it. Is that clear as mud? Hope not...(-: I believe I got the attachment from Tracy Jackson at The Lacemaker in Ohio....but can't remember for sure. (Of all the things I've lost, I miss my mind the most....(-:) You can try calling her at 800-747-2220 or email at [EMAIL PROTECTED] You can see a picture of a Danish winder on Holly's website (http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/BobbinWinders.html) which is like my German one only they've added a band (probably rubber) around the end (not really necessary, IMHO). As Holly says, this type of winder is probably best used with fine, slim bobbins since the opening you "push" into is narrow and larger bobbins might be damaged if forced into the opening. Hoping not to further confuse matters, you can also see a Swedish (lace) bobbin winder on Holly's site which should look like your weaving one, minus the prong, but with a "squeeze open" mechanism to hold the bobbin (somewhat like reverse tweezers work). Unfortunately, I have never seen anything that will convert the Swedish weaving bobbin winder into one which holds a lace bobbin with the same mechanism as the Swedish lace bobbin winder, since I like this way of grasping the bobbin better than forcing a bobbin into an opening in wood. Best wishes, Vicki in Maryland
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