Hi,
The ‘Thumpers’ were mostly used in the South Bucks area, though many
were later adapted to carry a spangle.
Pamela Nottingham learned her lace in her home town of Marlow where
she learned both Bucks and Beds using South Bucks bobbins which became
her bobbin of choice for life. She has always been adamant that the
proper term is not thumper but South Bucks bobbin. She reserves the
term thumper for the very largest South Bucks bobbins but even then
doesn't like the word. Although she met people who worked one handed,
she has always worked with both hands like most of the rest of us.
I am fortunate enough to finally have enough South Bucks bobbins to
use for a piece of Bucks. I have just cut off a piece that used 53
pairs. When I used them for the first time I was surprised to find
that they make a much nicer musical sound than any of my other bobbins
as they clicked across the pillow. That included Midlands, glass (I
have enough for a pillow) and Binche. And they felt lovely.
Susie Johnson
in very pleasant southwest Pennsylvania, USA
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