The different terms for the same type of rugs are listed here....
http://www.prodigalrugs.com/history.html 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.
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