We have a correct answer for last week’s curiosity (second picture) which came from reader Phillip Ridge.

He was right in thinking the article was used for making pegged rugs..

The rug-making tool is in a collection at the Folly Museum of North Craven Life, in Settle.

Ann Read, honorary curator of the museum has given us details of the object.

Apparently rug making used to be an important domestic task in the Dales and now seems to be enjoying something of a comeback among craft enthusiasts.

In the old days it was an essential winter occupation for the women of the household and was an economical way of recycling old clothes. It was also quite a sociable pastime because if you were making a large rug, several people could work on it together.

In our area, there were two main types of rug – ‘hooky’ and ‘proddy’. The first job was to cut the material into strips of suitable lengths. ‘Hooky’ rugs required longer strips which were woven in and out of a hessian backing from the front to make a strong and hard-wearing rug. ‘Proddy’ rugs used shorter lengths which were prodded through from the back.

The hand-turned tool in our photograph was used for this second type. The museum has beautifully patterned examples of both kinds of rug in its collection made by former residents of Giggleswick and Long Preston.

Do you know what this week’s curiosity may be which is in the main picture?

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