I was of the same impression. I'm not sure exactly where I'd heard it,
but I think it was Christine Springett (just in a conversation at a Lace
Day)
That is another area of lacemaking that has always amazed me...to think
that the fine threads we have seen in old lace was EVER hand spun!!!
Debbie in Florida
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Jean Leader wrote:
The suggestion I've heard for spangles on English Midlands bobbins is
that these lacemakers were the first to use machine-spun thread - a
reasonable surmise as they were living close to where the first
spinning machines were invented. The twist on the machine-spun thread
was different from that on the hand-spun (tighter? opposite
direction?) and the spangles helped to stop the bobbins rolling around
on the pillow. I can't remember now where this came from but it seems
as good a suggestion as any other.
Jean in Glasgow where it's a holiday weekend and the sun is shining
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