In a message dated 6/27/03 4:05:38 AM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
<< Are these horn bobbins? The Lake District has a long tradition of working horn into various articles, spoons, fruit knives, shoe horns etc. They do have a lot of sheep in the area. I have bought horn bobbins at the horn shop, in Windermere, I think. Jean in Cleveland U.K. > In a message dated 6/26/03 1:22:01 AM Eastern Daylight Time, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: > > << http://bobbins.lacefairy.com/BobbinMuseum/Bones.html >> > --------------- > Dear Brian, > > About 20 years ago, in a little village in The Lakes District of > England, I > asked in an embroidery shop if they had any lacemaking bobbins. The > owner > produced some bone bobbins from their hiding place. > >> ----- Finally my response to all the above to Dear Jean, I would agree they are horn, (except for the white deer one, maybe) but when I read the following quote on Lacefairy's site, I decided that maybe all the hard materials that were part of the animal were bone as a higher-level category. Bodil Tornehave wrote: ".... the tool, the bobbin, is found in many "naturally grown" versions; [I think this refers to "twigs" carved as bobbins, often just the neck is carved]. Mainly the old simple wooden bobbin, but also, for example, the foot bones of pigs or sheep. The foot bones were used as "lace bobbins" in Scotland until fairly recently." (Bodil Tornehave had seen such "bobbins" at the Royal Scottish Museum in Edinburgh in 1958). In thinking of sheep, I think hooves. Sort of like our fingernails, I suppose. I stand corrected, Jean. I should stick to the subject of textiles, not animal anatomy! Brian, the photos will be delayed in coming from Lori. She was supposed to be with me today and a variety of bobbins are all packed - for her camera magic, but our plans have changed. Jeri Ames in Maine USA Lace and Embroidery Resource Center - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
