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'. On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 2:27 PM, Sue Duckles <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: .... > I wonder if it's a bradawl for a proddie or clippie rug... It would need > to be strong enough to poke holes in sacking and poke either long or short > lengths of fabric through the hole. > > -- Bev (near Sooke, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
