Strange how this thread has revived so many memories! When I started making lace with Nena Lovesey in 1970, with my Belgian bobbins, she not only taught me to make lace, she taught me all sorts of things about lace. This continued with talks which she gave to emerging lace groups. So I learned about the East Midlands lace making area, and its industry, and about Honiton lace. I learned about English spangled bobbins.
My husband, on a journey to London, passed through Woburn, and spotted an antique shop. He collected antique cameras, so went in to investigate, and found, not cameras but lace bobbins. He bought about 70 bobbins, very cheaply because there was as yet no demand for them. The owner was delighted that they would be used to make lace! On his way back he called into the shop again and the owner had dug out more bobbins, which he bought. So I started my collection of antique spangled bobbins, with about 120 including a few with inscriptions, and some bone ones. How lucky was I? Kathleen, in a brighter Berkshire. Sent from my iPad - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
