[lace] Continental bobbins and bolster pillows

[Jean Nathan]

Annette wrote:

< If I decide
to try a bolster pillow, does anyone know of a supplier in the UK?>

Depends on the type of bolster you want. You *should*, but that doesn't
necessarily mean you can, buy a bolster in the UK since that was what the
old lacemakers in Buckinghamshire and Bedfordshire used with their bucks
thumper and midland bobbins. But they were very large and supported on a
'horse'.

Lori's lacefairy pages have postcards of lacemakers all over the world using
different pillows and bobbins. Photo 8 seems to show a bolster on a horse
with midland bobbins, and photo 11 one with bucks thumpers.

http://lace.lacefairy.com/LaceArt/LacemakerPostcards1/album.htm

Jean in Poole

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[lace] Continental bobbins and bolster pillows

[Annette Gill]

Thanks again for all your suggestions about bobbins and pillows.  If I decide
to try a bolster pillow, does anyone know of a supplier in the UK?  I haven't
yet seen a supplier who sells them  Or do you have to order them from the
continent?

Regards,

Annette (in hot, sticky London - envying those further north who have had
rain!)

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