I have few of those East Midlands and Honiton types.
They were sold by J & J Ford, who I think were the bobbin makers, and at the
time there was a very long waiting list, but I never did know who the artist
was.
Diana
----- Original Message -----
From: "Margery Allcock" <[email protected]>
To: "'arachne lacing'" <[email protected]>
Sent: Thursday, September 30, 2010 6:22 PM
Subject: RE: [lace] bobbin makers - Mary Niven
Looks like ?Bill Baggins? I have a pair of his, with similar painting,
from
the 1980's or 90's in the UK. Gorgeous.
Margery.
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-----Original Message-----
From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]]
On Behalf Of Celtic Dream Weaver
Sent: Thursday 30 September 2010 18:09
To: arachne lacing
Subject: Re: [lace] bobbin makers - Mary Niven
Another painter is Ann Keller from Ireland. And while we are
on this subject
does anybody know who painted this bobbin?
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=17054255079
9&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT
Also I use to paint Celtic bobbins back in the late 90s to
very early 2000. I
use to paint under Celtic Dream Weaver.
Wind To Thy Wings,
Sherry
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http://celticdreamweaver.com/
http://celticdreamweave.blogspot.com/
Nata 616
----- Original Message ----
From: Carol <[email protected]>
To: Arachne <[email protected]>
Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 12:21:46 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] bobbin makers - Mary Niven
Hi All,
I have bobbins from most of those mentioned, obtained either
in this country, or
sent to me by friends and acquaintances living or holidaying in other
continents, but Richard Ives hasn't been mentioned yet, I
think! He has,
sadly, now retired, but his bobbins were - and still are - some of my
favourites. One of his friends painted them, but he made
the bobbins, and was
able to pyrograph commemoratives, and also made lovely
'Jack-in-the-Box', 'Cow
in Calf' and 'Mother and Babe' bobbins, as well as 'mini' and
tiny travele
obbins too. He and his wife Jenny used to attend the Lace
Fairs and events, and
were always most popular
wherever they went.
I also remember a chap from Cambridgeshire somewhere, but I
can't remember his
name - I still use a waxpot of his that had a lacemakers'
prayer pyrographed on
it:
"I pray that, risen from the grave,
In glory I will stand -
A crown perhaps upon my head,
A bobbin in my hand."
Maybe someone will remind me of his name - I will know it
when I hear it ...
Carol - in Suffolk UK
'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day'.
> Oh yes I would second that. I have some beautiful bobbins
painted by Mary
>Niven.
>
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