Date: Sun, 8 Jun 2003 21:18:24 +0100 From: "Jean Nathan" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: [lace] Vintage mat - lace weaving bobbins on ebay
Can someone explain how these are used? http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3227892335&category=33 Jean in Poole Angela replies: These are not bobbins as such, but they are Pirns which are weaving thread holders. The weaving thread is wound onto the Pirn which is temporarily slotted onto a thread winder. When full the Pirn is inserted into the Boat Shuttle with one thread end protruding from a hole in the shuttle so that when the shuttle is thrown across the weft slot, the Pirn revolves and the thread unwinds itself. The weaving girls used to blow the thread through the hole in the shuttle, thus being called Kissing Shuttles, but this could lead to cross-infection of germs and was stopped. Angela Thompson in sunny Worcestershire UK [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
