I remember David Naylor and I'm lucky enough to have two of his beautiful
bobbins one with a hand another with a bell. His bobbins were very popular
and hard to get as he soon acquired a waiting list. Sadly he died quite
suddenly - so his work is precious.
Another at that time who made ivory bobbins was John Cummings and I have a
number of his but he also had a long waiting list. He always used old
(recycled)ivory and did commemoratives of such events as Halley's comet, the
sale of the Windsor jewels, Mrs Thatcher's terms in office, the raising of
the Mary Rose - to name just a few. His wife Eva had a wonderful collection
of old lace and she often attended lace days as a speaker.
Diana in Northamptonshire
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From: "the Mouzons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Monday, April 28, 2008 11:14 PM
Subject: [lace] re: bone or ivory
As far as modern bobbin makers go, I am aware of a bobbin maker in England
in the 80's who made ivory bobbins. He advertised in the Lace Guild
magazine at the time, and made beautiful bobbins with an incredible
finish. He even carved the bottom part that holds the spangle...into
bells, hands, etc.
His name was David Naylor. His bobbins had his initials inscribed into
the top of the head of the bobbin.
Also, a Randy Anthony in Georgia did scrimshaw and for a time somewhere in
the late 80's to early 90's, made lace bobbins. I do believe he even
attended at least one IOLI Convention....He actually made flat sided
square bobbins for awhile, before he started turning them into round
shapes. He would make designs by request.
Debbie in Florida
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