Indeed Martin Tuffnell (Bill's son) still runs the business.He also has
wonderful christmas ornaments as well and is well worth seeing. He is
usually at Cranmore Park, Harrogate Lace Day and will be at Wolds Lace Day
at Hessle East Yorkshire UK on the 14th November as well as usually
I have some similar bobbins made by Malcolm Fowler. I never saw any glass
bobbins made by the Millers, Jean, as you say they made (make?) lovely painted
bone bobbins. I suspect the seller had the box already and put it with the
bobbins to make it more attractive, and look more like a genuine set.
The glass bobbins on ebay, attributed to Diane Miller, look to me like Bill
Tuffnell (UK) bobbins. Bill Tuffnell used to make lovely glass bobbins (with
beads to match). I have watched him make bead filled glass bobbins and have
personally bought several pairs of clear and coloured, worry doll
Yes, indeed. Bill Tuffnell is still making glass bobbins among other
things. He was a speaker at our lace day a few years back and had us almost
crying with laughter. A real character as well as a very skilled craftsman.
Patricia in Wales
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Hello Jean,
It's just the box that has a Brian and Diane Miller 'label' in it.
Diane painted bone bobbins and miniature paintings but Brian made a variety
of items, pen holders, paperweights etc where he encapsulated leaves,
flowers, even dandelion clocks in some sort of clear acrylic. They
At 07:49 PM 29/10/2009, Jean Nathan wrote:
There are some glass bobbins for sale on ebay described as a boxed
set of eight quality all glass bobbins.
Nice to look at but no good for silk. Even the best hitch tends to
slip on glass in my experience
David in Ballarat
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I agree they are not by Diane Miller, and I don't think they are all by the
same maker.
There could some by Malcolm Fowler and also maybe Bob Martin.
Diana in Northamptonshire
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Well, the bobbins don't appear to be a Set as I understand it.
The tops and tails indicate - to me - that they were made by different makers,
for a start.
There does not seem to be any continuity between them - Pairs of bobbins, yes,
but not a set.
I don't know anything about the bobbin makers,
