Hi All. As I have said there are a number of outstanding gaps in my bobbin knowledge and the one that stands out to me is the issue of glass bobbins.
I have no idea how to categorize them, date them, recognize the manufacturer. I often seen them advertised as vintage or antique and I am clueless as to how to judge them. Does anyone know of a book that might cover these topics... not necessarily about bobbins but glass collecting? Because my friend has a special interesting hand carved bobbins i have managed to get a book on knitting sheathes, as these are mainly hand carved and covered by the overall heading of treen. I am only a couple chapters into it yet and what has struck me is the in the areas where these tools are in general use, there appears to be quite a plethora of "everyday" types of comments recorded; it appears that there was a lot more recorded conversation/ business transaction etc, which has made my reading of this book quite interesting. As to my reading of Alan Coles work in and around lace and the social aspects of the industry, I am beginning to doubt my ability to make any useful comments, or at least comments of significance that are not already on record. Where you may say? Well perhaps that is one area that i may be able to offer a short, perhaps annotated bibliography in a few months time. OFF TOPIC I will keep it short. You know i love making things well I have made a sundial from aluminium and after ALL the study i made and thought i had the southern hemisphere sorted I made the fundamental mistake and made a Northern hemisphere one. Easily corrected though. (My brain must be more addled than i thought!)My next thing is a steel marble run (wire not wood. Just starting today.) Happy Easter.. It s Good Friday here! (So my sun dial does*not* tell me) smile Brian - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
