Dear Arachnes, I am enjoying this thread, and think I have now have a good Autumn project to catalogue my bobbins now the wet weather is setting in!
I'm not sure I have seen mention of another Cambridgeshire Bobbin Maker, my closest: Margaret & David Davies, in March: nice delicate bobbins in wood with a very distinctive deep grooved neck and almost hour glass tail. David is often to be seen at lace fairs demonstrating turning. They have a website. http://www.mdlacebobbins.co.uk/ Also Brian Goodwin, still very active as far as I know. http://www.briangoodwin.co.uk/index.html Stephen & Hilary Pearce have retired, but made wonderful ornate carved bobbins. There is another painter of bobbins that used to come to Herts lace days - very art deco / nouveau designs, the name I can never remember, but much enjoy. I have a couple of lovely painted bobbins, again bought many years ago at a Herts lace day, floral on bone with the initials MT - any ideas? One is an Acorn bobbin, the other is an old Cockermouth one. I also have some painted wood and also unusual Corian bobbins from a supplier based near Beaconsfield, Bucks which my mother gave me; she found them in the phone book and went to visit. Well over a decade ago. I thought they might have been Woburn Bobbins but am not sure, anyone recognise the description? Quite chunky so good for gimps and Russian Lace. Regards Louise On another soggy windy day in Cambridge. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
