Hello, Achim!
In all honesty, I was drawn to lacemaking as much by the pretty tools as
by the process itself. But once I got involved with the process, I was
more interested in function than form. So... in the first five years
of lacemaking, I treated myself to a pretty bobbin each lace day, and
also belonged to a "bobbin-a-month" club which brought me pretty bobbins
in the mail each month. In the last five years, I have bought bobbins
by the 100, and now have enough to keep two or three large projects
going at once. (Useful in the summer when I sometimes have several
workshops to choose from, and need a supply for each workshop.) So now,
I'm back to just picking up a special bobbin now and then. This means,
of course, that I have more money available for books!!
Clay
Clay Blackwell
Lynchburg, Virginia, USA
Achim Siebert wrote:
Still searching for real "six penny" bobbins ... no wonder nearly
nobody does exquisite bobbin lace any more. If a project needs 300-400
bobbins and a simple continental one costs 3 GBP nobody can or wants
to afford making intricate lace. It would cost a small fortune. Since
there are modern turning lathes that make copies of a piece all by
themselves I really don't understand those fancy prices.
Sorry to let some steam off here, but it's something that irks me for
quite a while now. At least langendorfkloeppel.de has better prices
for 100+ bobbins, so I'm set now for the book "Schwarzarbeit" - if
only I had the courage to start one of those beautiful patterns (kudos
to David with his wonderful monster-mat!).
Best, Achim.
Am 24.05.2009 um 09:12 schrieb Agnes Boddington:
Well, there is our website.
My husband handturns lace bobbins (amongst other things).
Agnes Boddington
Elloughton-UK
www.sixpennybobbins.co.uk
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