I think where bobbins are concerned, it definitely depends on what
you're doing with them!! I think there is nothing prettier than a
lovely pillow (Toustou roller, perhaps?), filled with spangled bobbins
of every description - plain, painted, spliced, bone, etc. I also
belonged to a bone bobbin-of-the-month club for a couple of years, and
so have a gorgeous collection. But, sigh, I now find that the spangles
slow me down, and get in my way. So my beautiful bobbins are rarely
used any more. I have the prettiest on display in glass-domed stands
which at least allow me to enjoy them.
Instead, I use plain wooden bobbins (rosewood - which has a lovely
sound), and as I usually have a couple hundred on the pillow, it's still
a pretty sight... I still belong to BOMs, but the bobbins I get are
continentals which are spliced or painted. They add some "bling" to the
pillow without interfering with my work.
So... as Liz says, we all like something different! One of my favorite
books is "Kloppel, Kissen, Stander", a lavishly illustrated book on the
bobbins, pillows, and stands of the many countries (and regions) of the
world. I would love to be able to work with each of those very distinct
styles of "apparatus", just for the experience.
Clay
Jean Nathan wrote:
I indulge my liking for bone bobbins by buying them through
"bobbin-a-month". Various bobbins makers have these "clubs". I pick
out and order the 12 I want for the year from the supplier's
catalogue, and then receive them every two months to save postage, but
I could have them every month. I also get a bonus one for free at the
end of the year.
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