A lady in my lace class has a bobbin winder made by her son which he found in a magazine described as a "medieval bobbin winder".
There are two wooden uprights held about three quarters of an inch apart by a block between them at the bottom. They're mounted on a flat piece of wood which is clamped to the table. The uprights have a semi-circle cut in the edges away from you into which you place the bobbin horizontally, with the end to be wound sticking out to one side. She threads a circle of string onto a thin dress belt and fixes the belt round her waist. She puts the string circle around the bobbin and then the bobbin into the two semicircles in the uprights. By pulling the top string towards her, the bobbin spins and the thread winds on. Its the same effect as the wooden bobbin winders layed on their side, which have a wooden wheel and rubber belt round the wheel and bobbin. She replaces the wooden wheel. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
