Re: [lace] Strange bobbin, and selling lace

2009-04-30 Thread Alice Howell
A baby rattle? It says the rings move freely. They might make a noise. Definitely not a lace bobbin. On another subject.The art gallery where I might be teaching a class in a few weeks wants some of my lace to sell, or at least to display with a price on it. That gives me three

RE: [lace] Strange bobbin

2009-04-30 Thread Dona B.
These come up periodically. I believe it's a molinillo (a Mexican whisk) for making hot chocolate. You can see similar ones at this link. http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/pdetail.asp?i=3p=82s=1price=6.95 or this one, http://www.gourmetsleuth.com/pDetail.asp?i=15p=180s=1price=12.95 A very pretty one.

Re: [lace] Strange bobbin

2009-04-30 Thread Clay Blackwell
That was my first reaction as well... but aren't molinillos larger? I suppose they could come in all sizes, but the ones I've seen are nearly twice that size. Clay Dona B. wrote: These come up periodically. I believe it's a molinillo (a Mexican whisk) for making hot chocolate. You can see