The stages of Gypsy peg making with Peter Jameson.

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The official seven steps from Irene Soper’s book ‘The Romany Way’ start with

                                              

1^st cut from copse (probably someone else’s) 

     Chop off brash.
Rind

Cut to peg length

 Tin them

Make split up.

   Sell them – the hardest step.

     Peter had no problem selling them; he will not be Wintering in the Seychelles however!

      

      The small nails are called cobbler’s tinkles and the tin is from food tins – condensed milk being a favourite of the gypsies, Peter likes pilchard tins.