Is anybody else getting a chuckle out of the fact that "1983" is now
"vintage" ?
I taught myself lacemaking in 1981, and the first bobbins I made look
very much like these. You could still get lots of large wooden beads in
the hobby stores (remember the wooden beaded curtains of the 1970s?)
and I just bought some wooden dowelling and some beads that would just
fit over it.
Unfortunately I didn't quite believe that a 1/8" wooden dowel would
work, so I bought 1/4" dowelling and the beads had to be huge to have a
hole that size and I wound up with "bobbins" that weigh about half a
pound (227g) each. They've never been used, but I still have them. I
keep thinking one of these days I'll make some lace with wool or twine
or something, and they'll work well. If I passed away, I wonder if
they'd wind up on eBay, and what the description would be! They
certainly could be described as coming from the collection of an
experienced lacemaker, which might lend them an air of authenticity.
Adele
North Vancouver, BC
(west coast of Canada)
On Tuesday, October 30, 2007, at 12:29 AM, Jean Nathan wrote:
Ebay Item number 270181663720
Tinied: http://tinyurl.com/2zl8bd
Described as vintage Danish lacemaking bobbins. Look more like thin
dowel with large wooden beads to me, but I'm open to correction.
Kleinhout in Holland sell a variety of styles of Danish and other
bobbins, but none look like these. They do one which is a tuned shaft
and a "large black bead" on the bottom, but nothing like these.
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