I have been thinking about my favourite bobbins for the Canadian Lacemaker Gazette and in the process considered a style of bobbin that I bought at the Nottingham Lace Museum (where the machines were on show) many years ago. And then when I was teaching this week, I noticed one of my students who had been on the same trip was using hers, and she also commented how much she liked it.
The head is a most unusual, elegant shape, a flat 'collar' at the top of the neck with a long pointed top. Where the two parts of the head join, there is a rounded groove, and it is this that holds the thread so well, even when it is quite thick for the size/scale of the head. I will add a photo of it/them to my webshots later in the day, because it's hard to describe just how they look. I bought two - a fancy wood and a painted one, and she had just bought the painted version. We were both sceptical as to whether that shape of the head would hold the hitch, which is why we didn't buy more. But it does and I wondered if anyone knows who made them, and if they might still be made. Jacquie, in Lincolnshire England - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
