I wonder if beamish museum in the north of england would have any similar
shaped old tool for making these mats, they certainly had them in use and
being made when we visited in the 1980's. As they also have old dental
tools and equipment for all the other dwellings and buildings it might be
worth asking.
I have enjoyed reading all the different takes on this and have learned a
lot in the last half hour:-) thanks to all.
Sue T Dorset UK
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)
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