Actually, my understanding is that there are two different features in
bobbins... the proud spots are one (the arthritis bobbins), and
leopards are another... and these spots can be flush with the surface.
I have examples of both.
And... I got it wrong about the rotten pewter... I looked at David's
book just now, and he said the corrosion was due to too much *tin* in
the mix, not too much lead. Apparently, tin is very easily corroded.
Clay
Elizabeth Ligeti wrote:
Diana has got in before me! The raised pewter is due to rusting. I have one
- an old one of my Grandmothers (or Great Grandmothers!), and it is almost
impossible to use, as the raised spots are rough on the fingers, to say the
least.
Snagging other threads is another hazzard!
The spots would have been flush to the wood originally. The bobbins are
called leopards, and were supposed to deflect arthritis.
A snake eye bottom bead was supposed to stop the Evil Eye and prevent you
making mistakes (I need a few of those!!! )
Grandma would Never start a new piece of lace on a Friday - as Friday's lace
would always go wrong! I found , by chance, this was a very old superstition,
and goes back to the Dark Ages. No new journey or project would be started on
a Friday, as it is "an Inauspicious Day".
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz.
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