Hi Debbie, I believe your "mystery bobbin" is a continental that has had spangles added! I have several of these among my hundreds of bobbins. I moved to Bucks, England in 1977 and soon began bobbin lacemaking. This was before David Springett came on the scene, and my teacher talked Dennis Sizeland into making some bobbins for our class. His daughter and her husband inherited the business and it is now Winslow Bobbins.
Before Dennis, we got bobbins where we could - thrift shops, boot sales, and estate sales where we could often find antique bobbins for £1! The Needlewomans Shop on Regent Street in London sold plastic bobbins. They were thin, black, bent easily, and had to be spangled. I often saw continental bobbins with spangles - drill a hole and add some beads if the lacemaker was used to spangled bobbins! Some of mine are quite old with very old beads and wire. Happy Lacemaking, Betty Ann Rice in Roanoke, Virginia USA ===================== From: the Mouzons <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Re: the mystery bobbin I have posted 2 pictures of the bobbin on webshots; one by itself, and one between two Springetts bobbins. Hope this helps... The website is : http://community.webshots.com/user/mdimouzon Thanks, Debbie in Florida [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
