Hi All,
I have bobbins from most of those mentioned, obtained either in this
country, or sent to me by friends and acquaintances living or holidaying in
other continents, but Richard Ives hasn't been mentioned yet, I think! He
has, sadly, now retired, but his bobbins were - and still are - some of my
favourites. One of his friends painted them, but he made the bobbins, and
was able to pyrograph commemoratives, and also made lovely
'Jack-in-the-Box', 'Cow in Calf' and 'Mother and Babe' bobbins, as well as
'mini' and tiny travele obbins too. He and his wife Jenny used to attend
the Lace Fairs and events, and were always most popular
wherever they went.
I also remember a chap from Cambridgeshire somewhere, but I can't remember
his name - I still use a waxpot of his that had a lacemakers' prayer
pyrographed on it:
"I pray that, risen from the grave,
In glory I will stand -
A crown perhaps upon my head,
A bobbin in my hand."
Maybe someone will remind me of his name - I will know it when I hear it ...
Carol - in Suffolk UK
'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day'.
Oh yes I would second that. I have some beautiful bobbins painted by Mary
Niven.
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