Hello everyone,
Can any of you tell me what kind of bobbins are used in Majorca? I've
searched the internet without much luck. They have been described to me as
having no neck or beads, about 1cm wide and 10-12cm long. They are suitable
for a lady who has arthritis, does sewing in her lace
Firstly i do not know the answer to your question.
Do they follow the Spanish styles? If so many would be quite large and fat
and even long. No spangles certainly. However there is a high use of
plain, almost Honiton like bobbins (with no pointed end)
How's that for a useless
I have friends who live in Majorca, as well as an uncle in Gibraltar, and
friends in mainland Spain. It would appear that they use the same style
bobbins as mainland Spain! This means that the bobbins are large and fat, for
the most part.
The other thing to think about is surely as a
There is a prestigious Embroiderers' Guild of America scholarly event
taking place next year here in the U.S.
I hope I am not the only one interested in having the very best Lace
scholars as speakers at such an event, especially since (generally speaking)
the
subject of Lace is not being
I do not know if this will help you, but since I started learning bobbin
lace here in Spain (about ten years ago) I was told that Mallorca bobbins
were just like the regular ones used in the inland, but with a point in the
lower end. This point is intended to make the sewings with the hook
