There is some evidence that not all English bobbins were spangled by
running the spangle through a hole. Some old bobbins have the spangles
attached by a collar wound around the end of the bobbin.
Clay
On 10/16/2010 9:38 PM, Brian Lemin wrote:
The significance of the bobbins being drilled or undrilled is that ,
whereas today we can drill a hole easily, in those days it was
difficult; not everyone had access to an Archimedean drill (the drill
in use at that time) or even a small diameter drill. Using a hot
needle to burn it through was an alternative. My point is, why buy
undrilled bobbins if you intend to spangle them?
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