Dear Arachnids,
With all this confession about being a lazy writer and researcher my
conscience began to burn a little
You all know that the many thousands (probably) of bobbins that I have
on my DB none of them are real. I my have say 30 real EM bobbins in my
collection! the rest pretty well all came as digital objects from you
as my supporters. [thanks]
BUT I have a big shoe box full of "real" continental bobbins! Yes, you
good people have sent them to me over the years. Without being rude, my
studies have not included these wonderful tools and I know very little
about them.
There is no way that i can study them and write about them like i have
the English bobbins. I think i have examples from about 30 countries?
Whether or not I can ID them to countries correctly is another matter
(probably not)
The other thing is that if I did something with them i would want only
to concentrate on the "traditional" bobbins of that country. I say this
as I see on Pinterest the most beautiful, intricate and well
turned/carved bobbins, but i can not think they were the traditional
bobbins of that particular country.
Yep, I need help! Who is the continental bobbin expert who is silly
enough to drop me a note and volunteer? !! smile.
I have in mind a simple web site that people can access, to look at and
be able to compare what they might have in their possession, with a
traditional bobbin from a particular country, and make an educated guess
as to what they have!
MY CV says that I am a frustrating person to work with, I forget, I
promise and it takes me ages to fulfill it. I cant spell and i
certainly get things wrong! I am full of crazy ideas that are totally
impractical. Oh yes, Jean says I am the worst "procrastinator" she has
ever known (well, perhaps married?????) Oh I lose things!
Oh yes, I have arranged for my new hip to be a "carved spangle" style!
[yes a continental bobbin]
--
Brian
Cooranbong. Australia
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