Re: [lace] Really small thin bobbins. Why?
Brian, I have about 6 which sound similar to yours. I have always tended to regard them as my oldest bone bobbins, simply because of the amount of ware. A couple are almost worn half away on the shaft. Each also seemed to have very simple spangles, of say, just one bead and a button. But of course, that could have been done at any time, David in Ballarat Today I poured them out on to the table to just see what I had and I separated out about 6 very short, very thin, bone bobbins. They had been spangled. I have always thought that they were very old (whatever that means) but then as I looked at them, they had clearly been used a lot (warn smooth, spangle holes very large etc) I began to wonder if they might have had a special role in lace making. Why would historic lace makers want such small bobbins, (just because they had them?) or did they have a special role in lace making? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Really small thin bobbins. Why?
It may surprise many of you to know that my collection of bobbins is very junky! I got them because they had degraded pewter, sealing wax heads, they were bent, beaten up or anything that would help me get inside bobbins and their makers. Today I poured them out on to the table to just see what I had and I separated out about 6 very short, very thin, bone bobbins. They had been spangled. I have always thought that they were very old (whatever that means) but then as I looked at them, they had clearly been used a lot (warn smooth, spangle holes very large etc) I began to wonder if they might have had a special role in lace making. Why would historic lace makers want such small bobbins, (just because they had them?) or did they have a special role in lace making? Thanks Brian and Jean from Cooranbong, Australia -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 5.5 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 3844 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
