Thank you to all the ladies who replied ... it does amaze me what can be
learned when one asks!
This group is invaluable!
Debbie in Florida
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Hello Debbie
I think your bobbin could be a very early English Midlands type. The late
Margaret Turner called these 'Cottager bobbins'.
The neck for holding the thread is quite short which would indicate that the
date is early when the thread being used was very fine. These very early
Hello Debbie,
I looked up a German supplier site and your bobbin looks similar to Swiss
bobbins.
Here is the link.
http://www.langendorfkloeppel.de/prodeut/produkt/pro1_d.htm
Maybe that helps. But in anyway it is a pretty and surely treasured bobbin.
Regards,
Martina in Germany
On 15 Jun
I was given an old bobbin by my first lace teacher many years ago; 25
years ago to be precise. I have only recently realized that it is not a
typical English lace bobbin. The head and neck are the same style as an
English East Midlands bobbin, but the body is bulbous. The whole bobbin
is
a picture is worth a thousand words!! (especially to those of us who find it
hard to translate words into images)
Sue
If it would help, I could post a picture on webshots...
Debbie in Florida
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