Brenda and everyone They look like embroidery 'stilettos' where you poke a hole in the fabric and stitch around. There were some of bone, in a great-aunt's sewing box. The rings, maybe to cover with stitching as for buttons? or for another closure system?
On Sun, Jul 27, 2008 at 12:58 PM, Brenda Paternoster < [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Hello > > I have been sent a photo of some "lace bobbins and lace rings" which came > from two elderly Dutch ladies who said they are ivory. I personally don't > think they are ivory or lace bobbin but would be interested to know what > anyone else thinks they are/were used for. Please have a look at > http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/query.htm > > -- Bev (near Sooke, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
