Here's another couple of links.... one for a prodder (bradawl) and the
other showing a rug being made.
http://www.iriss.co.uk/Tools1.htm
http://www.wwmm.org/storie/storia.asp?id_storia=216&pagina=14&project=0
Sue in EY
On 17 Jul 2008, at 00:53, bevw wrote:
Have not heard the term proddie or clippie rug, in North America we
have hooked rugs from colonial times (though how far back, I don't
know), sometimes made of wool yarn hooked in to the canvas (and yes,
it is from sacking or what we call burlap bags), sometimes of rags
torn in strips (this rug-hooking is seeing a hobby revival). The
tool in question does resemble a lace bobbin but as others have
pointed out , there should be many more of it to confirm this fact.
I think it is a one-of and with the hole in the end, looks to me
more like a purpose-made device, perhap as a large sewing needle to
sew long leather cords where needed. We were resourceful back then -
if we needed a tool to do a job we would make one.
If the museum has done its research, there will be documentation to
back up the claim that it is a bobbin for making lace, or the
placard should state 'bobbin-questionmark'.
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