It has been great to read the thread about your favourite suppliers and how
many of them have stopped making them.
The truth is that it is quite hard to make a living out of bobbin turning
alone. Most of those who continue either have other sources of business or
do not need to make a living out of bobbin making.
There are few niche makers who seem to do OK and other have a faithful
following of you good lace makers. There is of course the mass produced
range; often put out under a makers name and certainly turned to their
design and pattern, but mass produced all the same.
Currently my favourite bobbins are those painted by very talented people.
(Oops other than antique ones of course!) The most recent I saw were two
Lighthouse painted East Devon bobbins... Just lovely. No idea who painted
them.
I nearly got a contract once to drill all the spangling holes in massed
produced bobbins . That was going to be a "deadly job" as far as I was
concerned. Not at all creative.
Keep buying... bobbin turners need your custom! :)
No... I hardly turn bobbins these days, a few copies of antiques for fun for
my collection when I do not have the originals.
I am always interested in receiving pictures of interesting, beautiful or
rare bobbins (Antique) From any genre of English lace making. Thanks. :)
To my American friends.. I would love to buy an Ipswich lace bobbin. I have
never handled one or been able to study one. :( I have pictures of course.
Your "forever scrounging" friend
Brian
Cooranbong. Australia
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