Hello Noelene and everyone They are a patented French invention of some vintage, to protect the thread from soiling. I have a references to them being used particularly for precious metal thread (gold) or fine silk.
Does this help? On Sat, May 4, 2013 at 2:46 PM, Noelene Lafferty <[email protected]>wrote: > Can anyone explain the type of bobbins shown in this youtube clip please? > > http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NiThF6N4QlQ > > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
