I am not sure if I told you, but a very good Arachne friend of mine alluded to my total lack of knowledge about hand carved bobbins (In a private email) I took great exception to this comment for one reason only... she was right :(
Happily we are still on "speaking terms". :) What it did do was to spark off in me a line of low grade research in preparation for an article on such bobbins which I fear will reveal how little I do know about them. I write this note to express my surprise at one little tid-bit I have discovered in my investigation, which may well have a bearing on these lovely objects. It is that "chip carving became so popular in later Victorian times as a "great many" ladies-of-leisure took it up as a hobby". Now there is a thought to conger with. Lace maker ladies carving their own bobbins? MMMmmmm! Dear Arachne friend.... I do have a lot to learn, and I have not even started the article yet. Brian and Jean >From Cooranbong. Australia You can read my bobbin stuff on: http://tiny.cc/egb85 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
