Brian these are great! Diana, I think you're spot on with the two Pearce ones. There is a tiny image on the old website
The tail on 'Rosette' and 'Coloured spiral' reminds me of Stuart Johnson's bobbins. I have a similar one to Rosette of his with a large bone bead in the shank. Great for gimps. I wish I had more but Spangles haven't been able to get the large beads again for him. Stuart doesn't have a website but Sarah Jones (painter) uses them, http://www.paintedlacebobbins.co.uk/html/bobbins.html and Hollie van Sciver sells them http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/4Bob_E.html#East%20Midland-SJ and if you scroll up the page you can also see the Acorn acorns which are very distinctive. Louise in Cambridge (where it has just started to rain) >>>> Date: Mon, 25 Oct 2010 11:35:23 +0100 From: "Diana Smith" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [lace] Modern bobbins.. "Artistic" (?) Pictures Acorn get their name from their bobbins having an acorn tail. 'Rosette' could possibly be a Rick Sutton (Acorn). I've suggested to Brian that the multi church window and the blue spiral are by Stephen Pearce and the modern staircase is a John Ford. Diana in Northants <<<< - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
