Well, there is our website.
My husband handturns lace bobbins (amongst other things).
Agnes Boddington
Elloughton-UK
www.sixpennybobbins.co.uk
Jenny Brandis wrote:
Hi everyone
Speaking of bobbins, is there a website that has pictures of the
different current and modern bobbin makers work? I
I have a Magnavox Video writer that I haven't used it in a while.? I recall
that you can print without a cartridge if you use thermal paper, (like, what is
used in some fax machines).? The only problem is that thermal paper fades.?
Once on paper, you can scan it to?cd or what have you.
Candida
Hello again
My husband started turning lace bobbins about a year before he went on a
course with David Springett.
Although he did turn Springett bobbins on the course, he developed his
own shape, technique etc.,
but wanted to learn the techniques to make more intricate bobbins.
This year we
Still searching for real six penny bobbins ... no wonder nearly
nobody does exquisite bobbin lace any more. If a project needs 300-400
bobbins and a simple continental one costs 3 GBP nobody can or wants
to afford making intricate lace. It would cost a small fortune. Since
there are modern
Hello, Achim!
In all honesty, I was drawn to lacemaking as much by the pretty tools as
by the process itself. But once I got involved with the process, I was
more interested in function than form. So... in the first five years
of lacemaking, I treated myself to a pretty bobbin each lace
You can get cheaper 'machined' bobbins at a lot less than that! I've
seen them for 40p each! for wood, and less for plastic. Then 100
bobbins would only be about £40. As most lacemakers start off with 20
or 30 pairs, you're talking of around £40 with a cheap pillow. Not
that much, they
Sue said Then 100 bobbins would only be about £40.
...and even less than that with absolutely no loss of quality are
the Matthew Hester bobbins at £17 for 50 lemonwood bobbins. All beautifully
finished, not only polished but they have the addition of a subtle painted
band in assorted
Hello Achim and everybody
The lathe you refer to that makes bobbins all by itself, is not a
lathe as such, but a computerized machine that turns out lace bobbins by
the thousands.
Many bobbin makers, including Stuart Johnson, use this machine. If not,
they could not make a living out of
Does this Matthew Hester have a web site, how can one purchase these bobbins?
Lorri
Washington, USA
Sue said Then 100 bobbins would only be about £40.
...and even less than that with absolutely no loss of quality are
the Matthew Hester bobbins at £17 for 50 lemonwood bobbins.
I heartily agree about the shape of the head on Mathew Hester's bobbins. I
find they even hold metallics without the thread popping off every few
seconds!
Another happy customer!
I started getting these when I was busier supplying patterns to the English
Lace magazine and one of the Hester
Clare's lace (formerly Tim Parker) sells 50 unpolished beech Midlands
bobbins for GBP14.00 (works out at 28 pence each) or polished for GBP16.50.
I bought a pack when I first started lacemaking and was very satisfied with
them. They are fairly slim and not plain like some doweling ones are -
Hello all,
I bought quite a few from him as well. Initially the beech ones but
then rosewood ones and they were 30GBP for 50 which is a pretty good
deal. I really like them and a good size if you need a lot of bobbins
on a pillow.
Cindy Rusak - in beautiful sunny Wisconsin
On Sun, May 24,
As far as I know, I am the first person in my family to do bobbin lace.
Although my mother and aunts did knitting, crochet etc.
I never saw bobbin lace being made until we had a holiday in the Lake
District, and we dropped into a small
craft fair in the middle of nowhere. And there was a lady,
The lathe you refer to that makes bobbins all by itself, is not a
lathe as such, but a computerized machine that turns out lace
bobbins by the thousands.
And that's where I don't understand that those bobbins are still
rather expensive. I suspect those bobbins are way overprized and many
Can't think who you mean. LOL! Anyway people, (particularly
Maureen) Please note Agnes says she will perhaps do Honiton
one day! I'll hold you to that Agnes!
Sue (the quiet one of the terrible two) in EY
On 24 May 2009, at 20:10, Agnes Boddington wrote:
I fished my lace
I think Achim that you need to factor in the cost of the machine,
wood, and the time of the operator, at the very least at minimum rate
in the UK. If you look at the cost of a loaf of bread or a pint of
beer or lager, or the cost of fuel, it, in no way, reflects the true
cost of the
I did say: perhaps one day, when I have time etc.
Agnes
Sue Duckles wrote:
Can't think who you mean. LOL! Anyway people, (particularly
Maureen) Please note Agnes says she will perhaps do Honiton
one day! I'll hold you to that Agnes!
Sue (the quiet one of the terrible two)
If you need a quantity of good, cheap bobbins, it is well worth checking
out the websites of people like SMP Lace or Winslow Bobbins in the
UK.there are several UK suppliers who sell beginners bobbins for a
reasonable price if you buy a minimum of 50 bobbins at a time.
Here in Australia, if
As others have said, there are plain bobbins and decorated bobbins. The plain,
basic bobbin of inexpensive wood can be fairly low priced in quantities of 100.
My favorite continental bobbin costs me about 65-70 cents (USA) each when I
buy 100 of them on special. (I watch for them to come up
For beginners with limited funds, I'm still a fan of Hornsby's plastic
midlands bobbins, at 20 English pence each, or 15 English pounds for 100
(just checked their site for current price).I have many mixed in with my
wooden, bone and aluminium bobbins on my pillow/s, and love the feel of
them.
Alice wrote:
As
others have said, there are plain bobbins and decorated bobbins. The
plain, basic bobbin of inexpensive wood can be fairly low priced in
quantities
of 100. My favorite continental bobbin costs me about 65-70
cents (USA) each
when I buy 100 of them on special. (I watch for them
Langendorf do not charge VAT to overseas customers.
Ruth
thelacema...@optusnet.com.au
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From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of
Janice Blair
Sent: Monday, 25 May 2009 9:42 AM
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Subject: Re: [lace] cost/number of bobbins
Also I
Just a happy customer...all disclaimers made,,,
My favorite bobbin comes from the company called Lacemaking Circle in
California.
http://www.lacemaking.com/LacemakingCircle.htm
They don't have every kind of bobbin, but if they have what you want, the price
is probably good. They mark two or
In a message dated 5/24/2009 4:59:29 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
s...@duckles.co.uk writes:
nobody would produce anything
just for the fun of it, and then 'give it away', thereby having to
fund their hobby or their full time occupation!
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Dear Spiders,
If we
Totally new to it; I have a piece from my grandmother (something I
now know to be a 20th century piece from China, because there's a
matching one in some of her linens with the label still on), but
which I found entrancing as a child teenager. I put learn to make
lace on my list of things to
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