Old Mother Twitchett had but one eye,
And a long tail, which she left fly;
And every time she went over a gap,
She left a bit of her tail in a trap.

Who or what is Mother Twitchett?

the one eye refers to the opening of a needle

the long tail is the thread

when you go over a gap, you leave behind some of the thread to close it.

Mother Twitchett is a Sewing needle

Posted by daniel on 2006-11-13 10:16:35