Does anyone remember Paul Durst - an American I believe -who lived in Wales
with his wife Doris.
We travelled many miles out of our way when on holiday so that I could
purchase some of his lovely bone bobbins.
Diana in Northants UK
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From: "Brenda Paternoster" <[email protected]>
To: "Alan & Sheila Brown" <[email protected]>
Cc: "lace Arachne" <[email protected]>
Sent: Monday, September 27, 2010 6:34 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbin makers
Others, from whom I've bought bobbins in the past include Stephen Pearce
who made lovely ornate bone bobbins, Denis Sizeland, now retired, Winslow
Bobbins being taken over by his son-in-law Steve Smith who turns very
similar bobbins and Keith Crockford of Spinneyhill Lace. Keith & Barbara
retired to Cyprus but Keith has recently turned a few more bobbins for
the lacemakers out there. And perhaps my favourite bobbin maker, sadly no
longer with us, Ernie Frid. Most lacemakers in the Kent area will have
some of his bobbins but I have a couple of the very first that he made. I
was still going to lace classes in the early 80s when he and Elsie joined
the class. On the first evening he said something like 'I think I could
make some of those' and the following week he shyly put six bobbins on the
table and said 'is 25p each too much?' They weren't on the table for
long!!
Brenda
On 27 Sep 2010, at 10:39, Alan & Sheila Brown wrote:
David Springett, who came to the first Lace Day I organised in
1979/80 Also there were Chrisken, Nick from SMP Lace and Ken Travers.
Barry Adams who worked in ivory from old piano keys and enticed me with
Alan and Sheila bobbins. These were the first of many in building the
family trees! David Naylor who also used ivory and mammoth and died
suddenly at 48.
Bryn Phillips who made Xmas bobbins with Father Christmases, some of
which were different. If you had one he then gave you a bone bobbin as a
pressie. He also made special bobbins for the Armada defeat in 1588.
Today, we have Acorn bobbins (bone), Hudson, Stuart Johnson et alia.
Brenda in Allhallows
www.brendapaternoster.me.uk
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