As a preliminary communication I need to tell you have pictures of two Downton
gimp bobbins, both of which are older than the Salisbury museum dated bobbin
(1693) ( see my article on webdocs Arizona. England's Oldest Bobbin..etc)
Until this find, the Salisbury museum bobbin was the oldest
Dear Brian
I just want to say congratulations on your continuing obsession with the
history of lace bobbins.
We need more mad people like you in this world!
I look forward to hearing more about your investigations.
Janis in South Africa
On 2014/05/14 12:27 PM, Brian Lemin wrote:
As a
During the tour after the OIDFA Congress in Groninger - The Netherlands, we
toured Rembrandt's house in Amsterdam. A special treat because Lia
Baumeister-Jonker was demonstrating bobbin lace making in a kitchen on the
lowest level of the house.
In the gift shop, we were able to purchase