Sorry about the 'spam' in the title line of my message (don't know where that
came from) it will probably finish up in most people's trash ;-)
Diana
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I think the first photo you showed us is a revival era Milanese. The detail
shots are really quite good. The shapes of the individual motifs is what makes
me question the age. Also the way the tapes are divided by rows of twists and
each segment has a little hole in it--that would have
Item number is: 230644356692
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Susan Reishus
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It looks to me like a fancy sewing stand...and the top section is a pincushion
with a storage drawer. If I translated the size correctly (about 36), it's
about right to stand beside a chair and hold supplies.
The only other thing that comes to mind would be some type of finger braiding
or
Gee, no response to this inquiry.?This is a needelace akin to Armenian knotted
lace. One of several variations, this is Turkish needle Oya. Can be
crocheted,beaded, etc. Oya loosely translates to embellishment. Learning
to make the knot is easy enough. Consistency, for beauty is HARD.
On Mar 27, 2011, at 4:59 PM, Laurie Waters lswaters...@comcast.net wrote:
Anyone care to venture a guess if this is related to lacemaking?
Laurie
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Laurie
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It says that it is a lace pillow stand.
The small pillow looks removable and the stand itself looks fit for a
Honiton pillow.
Agnes Boddington
Anyone care to venture a guess if this is related to lacemaking?
Laurie
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Gee, no response to this inquiry.?This is a needelace akin to
Armenian knotted lace. One of several variations, this is
Turkish needle Oya. Can be crocheted
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Anyone care to venture a guess if this is related to lacemaking?
Laurie
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in North Herts, UK
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Apologes, I wrote a few days ago with an inquiry about an Ebay item, but I
gave the wrong number. It should have been 390300855726.
Does anyone recognize this? Thanks,
Laurie
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Subject: [lace] Ebay item #390300855726
Apologes, I wrote a few days ago with an inquiry about an Ebay item, but I
gave the wrong number. It should have been 390300855726.
Does anyone recognize this? Thanks,
Laurie
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A second thought, might it be a hat stand?
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Apologes, I wrote a few days ago
Anyone care to venture a guess if this is related to lacemaking?
Laurie
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At 03:50 AM 11/02/2011, Diana Smith wrote:
Does anyone have idea what this item is/was used for?
Listing number 290532958457
H - when I first saw the tortoise shell bobbins they looked
like clothes pegs to me and it reminded me of a kit I have from the
1930s which was a Silk Stocking
Does anyone have idea what this item is/was used for?
Listing number 290532958457
Diana
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, but at present in Prague where there have been
some lovely sunny days this week.
From: dian...@tiscali.co.uk
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Subject: [lace] Ebay item
Date: Thu, 10 Feb 2011 16:50:21 +
Does anyone have idea what this item is/was used for?
Listing number 290532958457
Diana
I've had a really good look at this and I think Andrea is right. I've seen
similar looking pegs and line systems back in the 80s in camping shops so it
rang a bell.
L
Kind Regards
Liz Baker
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My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website:
I would like to know more about this bobbin id anyone can help please.
It looks like a German hooded bobbin. The Jenny Lind style is new to me.
Perhaps I should know about it but I do not!
Any help will be gratefully received.
Just an idea, the seller probably knows about wood-turning for
furniture, but not about bobbin turning ?
I did a quick google for Jenny Lind wood-turning style, to see that
there are links for furniture about it.
On 12/6/10, Brian Lemin brid...@bigpond.com wrote:
I would like to know more about
Meanwhile I managed to make the pictures clearer, There is a gimp around the
motives. And the little things are worked in linen stitch and look as if two
spiders meet in one piece,
Ilske
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For those of you who don't want to mess with IE vbg, here are the links to
the actual pictures from the html source file for the Binche kerchief ...
http://thmb.inkfrog.com/thumbn/kmbrlyan/Picture_099_006.jpg=600
http://thmb.inkfrog.com/thumbn/kmbrlyan/Picture_100_006.jpg=600
Le 01/07/10 14:49, Louise Bailey a écrit :
For those of you who don't want to mess with IEvbg, here are the links to
the actual pictures from the html source file for the Binche kerchief ...
http://thmb.inkfrog.com/thumbn/kmbrlyan/Picture_099_006.jpg=600
and from Clay's pictures of
Dear Friends,
check out this item on ebay which the seller describes as big lot of
vintage antique crochet
160385479531
While the picture is not too closeup I think there might be some
lovely laces here - 4 days to go, currently only AUS$9.95
David in Ballarat
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Hi Patty - I agree with you that it's probably not Tonder. What struck
me was that the loads and loads of finger-like gimp-work looks a lot
like Beveren. Any thoughts?
Clay
Patricia Dowden wrote:
Hello all,
ebay item #250543185374
Just curious about this piece of lace, it says Txnder,
I looked at my copy of the reprinted book on Tonder Lace by Emil Hanover and
though I could find no thistles the same general design layout is found in
some of the
laces he describes as Tonder Lille types.
'Regency Point' has no gimps around the outside of cloth areas so I think I
would
rule
Hello all,
ebay item #250543185374
Just curious about this piece of lace, it says Tønder, can it really be
without tallies?
It's a pretty piece all the same,
Irene
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Hello all,
ebay item #250543185374
Just curious about this piece of lace, it says Txnder, can it really be
without tallies?
It's a pretty piece all the same,
Irene
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I am not convinced this piece is Tonder.
The footside has
Hi Laurie -
In the book, The Complete Book of English Bobbin Laces, Pam Nottingham
gave directions for building a very similar pillow. When I first
started making lace, I built a pillow based on her instructions. I
suspect there were a lot of pillows like this at one time!
Clay
Laurie
Does this Ebay pillow look familiar to anyone? 120458476616 I think it's
English. It isn't the first time I've come across something like this, the
one in my collection has old wooden spangled bobbins, so it has some age. I
wrote to the seller, she said she bought it in an antique shop in North
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Subject: [lace] Ebay item 180391829649
Anyone have any idea what this Ebay thing is?
180391829649
Thanks,
Laurie
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Dear Laurie
I would also say that it is a lifting stick used in needlelace, when you are
using a needlelace pillow.You can still buy them new from Needlepaws,
based near Tamworth. Bob Weston makes them, his wife, Anne Weston was
formerly Chairman of The Guild of Needlelaces.They
Yes, it looks like a lifting stick for needlelacers.
The Guild of Needlelaces sells them for £4.50!!
Contratulations, Pene, for your 2nd prize. What a teriffic display of lace
you had. Well done to the whole group who participated. Thanks for the URL
so we could enjoy the diplay, too.
Anyone have any idea what this Ebay thing is?
180391829649
Thanks,
Laurie
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Some more 'I don't know what they are so I'll call them bobbins' on eBay.
Item number 160318638519
Diana in Northants
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Subject: [lace] eBay ?bobbins
Some more 'I don't know what they are so I'll call them bobbins' on eBay.
Diana in Northants
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I've done a few jewellery classes and have drawn wire by hand. Even
very thin wire very definitely has to be clamped at one end and clasped
tightly with pliars at the other end on order to pull it through the
holes and it's quite a physical effort.
Gravesend Adult Ed Centre has a very well
On 27 Jan 2009, at 05:25, Avital wrote:
So my guess was right (and if I'd been paying attention, I would have
seen the French and translated it but I've had a cold for a couple
days). It's a tool for drawing wire. Wire is made by hammering a piece
of metal into thinner and thinner (and longer)
I agree with Brenda, this item is not for 'drawing' wire but might be for
sizing although very limited.
My wire 'gauge' (used to determine the size) has about 3-4 dozen holes from
very fine to pencil size.
Lorri (formerly a custom fine jeweler)
Subject: Re: [lace] eBay 120365023152? French
My husband has a gadget rather like this. He uses it to set the teeth on
his tenon saws.
Liz Pass
(Poole, UK)
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So my guess was right (and if I'd been paying attention, I would have
seen the French and translated it but I've had a cold for a couple
days). It's a tool for drawing wire. Wire is made by hammering a piece
of metal into thinner and thinner (and longer) pieces. The final wire
is formed by drawing
In a message dated 11/6/2008 3:44:13 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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I'm surprised that, as Jeri suggests, horsehair lace crimps when wet. It
never did when I washed my horses' mains and tails when they were still
attached to the animals.
Having no experience with
There's also a piece in the Northampton Museum and Margaret Tite has
a piece in her collection. They're both beautiful, especially since
they use blonde, brown, and black hair.
On 4 Nov 2008, at 23:26, Brian Lemin wrote:
When I was studying for a few days at the Luton Museum, the then
There is also an entire fan in Chantilly technique, very complex, at the
Metropolitan Museum of Art made in what appears to be either blond or gray
human
hair. From the same donor there are some dress ornaments in human hair. I
think they are supposed to be French.
Devon
**Plan
I wonder if this is an off-shoot of the 18th c. practice of making
jewelry from the hair of a loved one. Originally, these were made as
love tokens... and one would *never* wear such an item until they were
formally betrothed! But this was a way to keep the loved one near to
your heart.
In a message dated 11/5/2008 9:42:17 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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But entire pieces of lace from hair!... Imagine
how long the hair would have had to be, and how many times - even then -
that you'd have to replace a strand with a new one. What an enormous
: Wednesday, November 05, 2008 11:19 AM
Subject: [lace] eBay item
There's also a piece in the Northampton Museum and Margaret Tite has a
piece in her collection. They're both beautiful, especially since they
use blonde, brown, and black hair.
On 4 Nov 2008, at 23:26, Brian Lemin wrote:
When I
I cannot imagine even trying to make lace with horse hair, my granny had a
horse hair sofa when I was very young and when you sat on it you sometimes
got pricked by a loose hair sticking through, can still remember jumping
when that happened.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
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Amazing item on eBay no 120328659264
Antique bobbin lace mourning memorial made of human hair - the hair of Anne
Clerke.
Diana in Northants
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It's the type of thing the Victorians did (is it right to say
Victorians for 19th century Americans?) but I don't think it's BL,
looks more like NL to me.
Brenda
Amazing item on eBay no 120328659264
Antique bobbin lace mourning memorial made of human hair - the hair of
Anne Clerke.
I downloaded the picture which is quite clear. I think there is a chance it
could be BL.
Diana
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Amazing item on eBay no 120328659264
Antique bobbin lace mourning memorial made of human hair - the hair of
Anne Clerke.
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If you look at his history, he deals in all sorts and has sold more than one
copy. Vivienne
I would do, but as far as I can see you haven't given us a link. This makes
it difficult for us to write any letters of condemnation to him.
This is a typical example of the 'other side of the coin'
I also cannot find a link to this listing but surely the person is doing
nothing wrong merely selling a 'second hand' item - not a reproduction/copy.
This is the whole idea - to sell unwanted items!
Would it be better to send them to landfill - which would benefit no one?
Diana in
I am not going and never was going to pursue it. I just think why pay more
to a ebayer than to the original designer like Joan Kelly and Christine
Springett! He starts his bid on my patterns at £1.95. The new one is £2 and I
can
help you if you need advise. So, if no one is willing to over pay he
Hello everyone.
I have been reading about the Biggens patterns on e`bay.
The lady in question Chris Greg would be horrified to know she is doing
anything wrong.
I bought a card which was advertised as handmade lace. It turned out to be
machine lace. It is still pretty so I did`nt mind,
I did
Hi Daphne, I haven't looked at her site but the friend who told me has. In
her history she has sold more than one copy of patterns. Does a little old lady
have more than one copy? I think she may be very savvy. We once bought a car
which we had been told had only been driven by a little old
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I am not going and never was going to pursue it. I just think why pay more
to a ebayer than to the original designer like Joan Kelly and Christine
Springett! He starts his bid on my patterns
To Jean and everyone
Here is the link for the e`bay seller.
LACEMAKING - LOVELY QUALITY HEAVY BRASS PATTERN PRICKER
Item number: 380036862095
There are no patterns at present on the link. DaphneSunny norfolk England
I finally found the Biggins snowflake pattern on ebay under completed
listings - no-one wanted it.
I'd be a bit miffed if I thought someone was trying to rip off designers,
but what's listed, (single patterns and odd reels of thread as well as
equipment) is clearly someone giving up
We have found someone selling Biggins patterns on Ebay. The are starting
with Snowflake beginning £1.95. You ca buy it from us at £2 plus can ring us
if
you need any help! Please don't encourage these people. Vivienne
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Just read the posting on the ebay lace patterns and wanted to know as a rule
are these patterns originals that someone has bought but not used. I would be
a bit worried that the patterns would not be clear and therefore a waste of
money. The best way I find is wait for the laceday to come
Hello Vivienne -
I'm sorry, but I don't understand. This person seems to be selling a
legitimate copy of the pattern - not something that was reproduced for
the purpose of selling it while keeping the original.We buy
previously owned lace books all the time on eBay, and I have been
They probably bought them from Vivienne in the first place. Do they take
back unused patterns? I wouldn't expect them to.
Kate Henry
Indiana USA
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I agree with Clay - I think it's oilcloth (imitation leather).
In the second from last picture (of the studs around the edge), I'd say
that, under the stud which is above the right side of the box upright, you
can see the weave of the canvas the leather coating is applied to.
Admittedly this
The following is described on ebay:
VINTAGE LACE MAKERS STAND
Description:
Solid wood bottom weighted stand and pillow shelf. Leather lace apron.
Used for a bolster pillow,
Size: 36 high. Shelf 8 x 7 Apron 14 x 11.5
I haven't heard of lacemakers wearing a leather apron, but I
I would have thought the leather apron was to go over the pillow (like a
cover cloth) to prevent the bobbins/threads catching on the edges of the
pricking. Or perhaps it's used to fasten the top of the bolster to the stand?
The shelf wouldn't be big enough to sit the whole pilow on, but it
I wondered if the leather apron was actually the cover for the bottom
half of the pillow because the thing that first took my eye (and ears)
was an old lady making honiton lace in a shop in Honiton itself in about
1975, I remember well going into the shop and hearing this beautiful
rhythm of
I wrote to the seller asking for clarification about the leather, and if he
had any pictures taken from the side to see if there is a ratchet system. My
poor copy of Kloppel/kissen/stander is almost worn out because I use it so
much, but it doesn't illustrate something exactly like this; and no
Hi Laurie -
This is an interesting pillow!
I question whether the surface is really leather. The way that it has slightly
split at the corner of the roller box makes me think it it one of those
oilcloth type covers, which were so often used in the French pillows.
But what struck me as most
190224579806
Is it bobbin lace?
Jenny Brandis
Kununurra, Western Australia
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Is it bobbin lace?
Jenny Brandis
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Most assuredly bobbin lace. Quite a mix of techniques, large scale,
turns corners. I would say handmade, but I could be wrong. The
turned corners are what decided me.
Patty
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Yes it's bobbin lace - but probably not really vintage - it's the sort
of BL made for export from Asia/China.
Brenda
On 28 May 2008, at 18:12, Patty Dowden wrote:
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Is it bobbin lace?
Jenny Brandis
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Most assuredly bobbin lace. Quite a mix of
I just took my first look at eBay. Was I looking in the right place? I
followed the links: Home Buy Crafts Needlecrafts Yarn Tatting
Lacemaking and there wasn't really anything of interest: some ethafoam
pillows (no thanks!), tatting patterns and threads, a couple of bobbins that
seemed
Hello Sister Claire
When you go on ebay, you can see a menu Search Options.
Type in what you are looking for (e.g. lacemaking bobbins) and leave at
all categories.
Go down and tick the box Worldwide - and click on show items.
You'll get a lot more results coming up then.
Ebay is making it more
Hello Sister Claire -
Try doing a search. Enter the words (lace, lacemaking) and see what you come
up with. If you use the parentheses, you'll get a search on any or all of the
terms. If you don't use the parentheses, you'll only find items which contain
all of the terms. You may want to
I wrote to the seller of the Romanian point lace piece(s? on ebay, this is the
answer I received.
Hi sorry for being late to respond this piece is ready made it's only one set
that my aunt made. it's one piece for the centre table and 5 small pieces for
small tables
- ayazeji
If this is a set
A bidding war on two Springett/Fountains/Roseground bobbins has just ended
between two people from the USA. Each won one of the bobbins.
http://tinyurl.com/27hw6f finished at GBP41.00 still available spangled
from Rosegound Supplies at GBP10.25
http://tinyurl.com/2z8p3n finished at
I have just put a bunch of stuff on ebay to sell...and I will be putting more
on ebay this weekend as soon as I get more pictures taken. I am writing to you
to let you know the stuff is there so you can go and take a look.
As you know things are tough moneywise in America today. I am finding
Isn't it one of those tools that is used to make rugs etc., the thread going
though the hole then the tool is pushed though the backing, which is usually
sacking, and then withdrawn leaving a loop. Quite an ornate one if it is
that, what do you think ??
Rosemary in Portugal
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Isn't it one of those tools that is used to make rugs etc., the thread
going
though the hole then the tool is pushed though the backing, which is
usually
Does anyone know what this is for? It looks old and interesting, but I am not
sure it is anything to do with lacemaking.
Item no. 140172227937
Dee Palin
Warwickshire
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I am wondering if it is a old fashioned swift? Wind the thread
around it straight from the spinning wheel, tie off and lift upwards
to have a hank of thread? Reverse the process when you want to wind
the thread off the hank onto bobbins. Just an idea.
Jenny B
Kununurra, Western Australia
At
Hello,
Yes, I know exactly what it is but it's difficult for me to explain.
It's an mushroom iron or egg iron.
It use to iron small pieces of women hat in 19 century in France.
This one is in smelting (?). It can be electric too
Here:
http://www.dentellieres.com/Reportage/R2003/Tours/tours3.htm
Hi Ilske,
For big collars (fraise in French = strawberry!)the iron you use is like
scissors or (as ther is on the picture) you use straw (metallic or
bulrush ?). The egg iron is more near the back of the women hat where
she put her chignon to make round.
Sof
Ilske Thomsen a écrit :
Sof,
It
Sof,
It could be that I undestand now. It is to make the small plaits in
German Plissee into textile. On the pictures into parts of the bonnets.
this big collars coming from Spain during the time of Philip II were
made like this too. Is it so?
Ilske
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Thank you Sof,
for the explanation.
Ilske
Am 5. Jul 2007 um 09:51 schrieb sof:
Hi Ilske,
For big collars (fraise in French = strawberry!)the iron you use is
like scissors or (as ther is on the picture) you use straw (metallic
or bulrush ?). The egg iron is more near the back of the women hat
I believe it is an iron for pressing frills. It looks very much like the
puff iron I used when I was smocking. See
http://store.marthapullen.com/?page=shop/flypageproduct_id=721category_id=14for
a contemporary electric version.
Beth Stoll in Albuquerque
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Does anyone have an idea what this might be? The listing says fer a coque de
dentelliere. Thanks,
Laurie
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FYI, and I apologize for this, but just wanted people to know that I've got
two more listings of lace books that I'm selling from my collection on Ebay
(check on lswaters). Won't be selling any more until at least next year,
after my exhibition ends in February.
Thanks,
Laurie
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Not only unbelievable, Jean, but the seller has it listed twice - same
picture, same price
Noelene in Cooma
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Yes well, the holder is vintage, antique, new, old-looking, period, modern
. any more adjectives you can pluck out of the dictionary?
And as for the beads around
The bobbin in the centre of the picture was made by Archibald Abbot - I
have a couple the same, bottom of his range, identified by Christine
Springett. Mine don't have the green seed beads added though!
Brenda
On 7 May 2007, at 22:29, Diana Smith wrote:
I really don't know what to think of
At 07:29 AM 8/05/2007, Diana Smith wrote:
I really don't know what to think of these items. Item number 130110911474
Bobbins on a (and I quote) VINTAGE ANTIQUE REPRODUCTION holder?
Judging by the spangles some of the bobbins are probably oldish but
the beading is obviously more recent. Yours
Wonder why some sellers list a few lacemaking bits as Partial lacemaking
kit, rather than e.g. bobbins, wire, beads and books. It's not much of a
kit with the pillow, pins and pricker missing, not to mention a pattern and
some thread.
Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK
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the seller. We definitely want more lacemakers. We want lace tool sellers to
be happy and do it again.
:))Kate Henry
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Wonder why some
Here's another strange pair of 'bobbins' on eBay - item number 230037008494.
Any ideas as to what these were used for?
Diana in a wet and miserable Northamptonshire
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Hello Everyone
I would just like to advise anyone buying patterns on Ebay
to be wary of a seller called Sandie 8246.
I`ve just bought a copy of Christine Springetts Torchon Lace collar. On
screen it is the original.
It arrived today and is a photocopy which I think has been
Just because they are long and skinny doesn't make
them bobbins. G They are markers of some kind. It
looks like each cube has X 1 2 / on the sides, and
each one gets turned to mark or record a series of
actions/stitches/threads/ But..What?
It's probably some manufacturing machine marker.
Someone has already contacted the seller with this suggestion. I think I
agree.
Dear Seller. I am a lace maker but the tools concerned have nothing to do
with
the craft. My Father used to use something like that for filling in the
old
fashioned type of football pools(12X meant home win,away
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