What wood for clothes pegs
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Hazel usually. Sometimes willow.
Those are the ones that are made in two parts and tethered at the top.
M
They are dolly pegs, just not machine made dolly pegs, iimmc 
https://abbotshall.wordpress.com/abbots-hall/gypsy-room/gypsy-peg/
https://www.bodgers.org.uk/bb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1449
https://abbotshall.wordpress.com/abbots-hall/gypsy-room/gypsy-peg/
https://www.bodgers.org.uk/bb/phpBB2/viewtopic.php?f=15&t=1449
Before shim metal was easily available (and for fussy grannies who liked to bleach their pegs ) they used to have a slight recess carved where the tops met, and this was tightly bound with willow bast string.
Do you mind the old tattie peelers ? the Lincolnshire type ? the ones with the wooden (latterly plastic) handles that were wrapped in string ? That's what they did with the clothes pegs too.
M
) they used to have a slight recess carved where the tops met, and this was tightly bound with willow bast string. Do you mind the old tattie peelers ? the Lincolnshire type ? the ones with the wooden (latterly plastic) handles that were wrapped in string ? That's what they did with the clothes pegs too.
M
Great thread with some very useful info and links. Must have a go at making some this year.
Thanks.
Thanks.
