I was recently very fortunate to receive a huge addition to my odd bobbin collection :) Among all the lovely bobbins was one that has four "heads". Whilst perusing http://www.tombolodisegni.it/ I noticed in the bobbin collection one that looked just like mine. Can anyone tell me how this bobbin was used? It's quite fat and just over five inches long, with three dividing "heads" that would appear to make room for four different threads all on the same long neck. I also acquired three antique Russian bobbins in the same collection. They are beautiful. Each is about 7 inches long and five eighths in diameter. They are obviously made from tree branches,you can see where they smoothed off side twigs. The thing about them is that they have the most beautiful incised geometric carving. The patterns are very intricate. I have no idea what kind of wood they are but it is very light, almost balsa light. Wish I had some way of photographing them for you, I tried scanning but it didn't showed the carving very well. On a different topic, I would have to say that, although Lace Express is an expensive magazine, it usually has thirty or more patterns... which would make it fairly cheap compared to a book. Sharon on dull Vancouver Island where we still have lots of snow :(
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