Firstly, thanks for letting us know the IOLI Bulletin and the UK Lace magazines are out and about. We, down-Under have not received either of them yet. I watch for the post each day, but without success as yet!
As to the research into the old Bobbins - I Love it, - so keep talking, Brian!!!!!!!! :) I made a bonnet for convicted "First Fleet' prisoner for the bonnet collection that was being made by a lady in Tasmania - a bonnet for every transported woman, and I found "My" lady's trial at the Old Bailey in 1786 . It was fascinating reading - she was Transported for the theft of 3 handkerchiefs. She had dropped a couple, luckily - or she would have been hanged!!!!! The history of Lace and bobbins, and all that era is fascinating, I think, and the more old lace I see, the more in awe of the "Old timers" I am - they did n ot have books to tell them how to do certain techniques (and few of them could read, anyway, - and they had only candle light, and poor spectacles, ..Gosh! they were so clever, really. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
