Dear Bobbin Collectors and Christa,
One thing those of us who have been learning about lace for a long time
have learned is - just when you define something, there is an exception. I'm
afraid your two-sentence question has become a long reply, Christa:
The German book that Ilske recomm
Christa,
for Denmark I have no idea how many people work with spangled bobbins.
But I didn't meet anybody working with such bobbins I mentioned. By the way the
pearls aren't at the bottom but on top of the bobbin. And nobody there knew
something about. It was a danish men who brought them finer t
This is interesting. Aren't these all areas where spangles are NOT used
today?
Christa
Virginia, USA
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From: "Ilske Thomsen"
Sent: Saturday, October 16, 2010 10:19 AM
To: "Arachne Arachne"
Subject: Re: [lace] First span
Hello David,
there excist spangled bobbins in Denmark. I found one a bundle of them in a
Antiquariat in Berlin. And the lady told me they were from Harz mountain in
Germany. I could later send you a picture privately.
In the book "Klöppel, Kissen, Ständer" from DKV on page you see some for
Denm
Dear Friends,
While I was making lace today I was wondering if anyone knew anything
about WHEN spangles were first invented. I would assume they were
invented in England, as they don't seem to appear on the Continent.
What exactly IS their history.
David in Ballarat
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