Looks like ?Bill Baggins? I have a pair of his, with similar painting, from the 1980's or 90's in the UK. Gorgeous. Margery. ================================================= [email protected] in North Hertfordshire, UK =================================================
> -----Original Message----- > From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] > On Behalf Of Celtic Dream Weaver > Sent: Thursday 30 September 2010 18:09 > To: arachne lacing > Subject: Re: [lace] bobbin makers - Mary Niven > > Another painter is Ann Keller from Ireland. And while we are > on this subject > does anybody know who painted this bobbin? > http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=17054255079 > 9&ssPageName=STRK:MEWAX:IT > > > Also I use to paint Celtic bobbins back in the late 90s to > very early 2000. I > use to paint under Celtic Dream Weaver. > > > Wind To Thy Wings, > > Sherry > > [email protected] > > http://celticdreamweaver.com/ > > http://celticdreamweave.blogspot.com/ > > Nata 616 > > > > > ----- Original Message ---- > From: Carol <[email protected]> > To: Arachne <[email protected]> > Sent: Thu, September 30, 2010 12:21:46 PM > Subject: Re: [lace] bobbin makers - Mary Niven > > 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. > > > > - > 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] > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
