Hi Folks,
I am always peering at auctions and bobbins sales and sometimes I see a bobbin or a group of bobbin in a terrible state, dirty, wire missing, beads missing, but basically the bobbin is ok. Every occasionally (very occasionally) I see a bobbin that to me has been restored. It looks good, its functional, sure it does not look 100 years old, but who really knows, especially if the spangle looks pretty original. What do you guys think about restoring bobbins? We do not give a second thought to restoring furniture, but do we think a bobbin in poor condition should stay that way? Certainly some types of antiques lose some of their value because of restoration, and perhaps bobbins should too. I don't know. What do you think? I am writing this because I am about to submit an article on "repaired" bobbins I found at an auction site, to web docs. A bit different to what I am talking about now, but similar enough for me to raise this with you. Brian - 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/
