I don't know of any lacemakers, but there used to be (probably 15 or more
years since I bought any) someone in Zimbabwe making the most beautiful bone
bobbins which were then scrimshawed with various African animals. Quite
expensive (about £14.00 each), but they are beautiful. They also did some
carved ones with elephants round the bobbin in both bone and ebony - again
gorgeous.
Moral of this story - if you have a dog - keep it away from your bone
bobbins because I could have killed ours when she managed to get into a
closed box and chewed the top off one of my Zim bobbins and put teeth marks
on another.
Malvary in Ottawa
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