Does anyone know of a site where some ivory bobbins might be shown alongside
bone bobbins?
And does anyone know how to tell the difference between an ivory bobbin and
a bone bobbin?
I'm asking because this topic has come up in a genealogical mailing list for
an area in Britain where lace mak
Sorry
I was referring to lace painted bobbins, with Russian Dolls etc.
Regards Karen
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Hi
Could someone please let me know where I can purchase Russian Lace
Bobbins. I am
oops meant to include the lace list in my reply.
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Hi Karen
Do you mean bobbins for Russian tape lace, lace bobbins from Russia or lace
bobbins painted with a Russian theme? The last is what came to mind when you
mentioned A-M Keller, but if not, let us know
Hi
Could someone please let me know where I can purchase Russian Lace
Bobbins. I am waiting for a response back from Ann Margaret Keller to
see whether see still makes them.
I am also hoping to visit Paris in October this year and was wondering if
there are any good places of Lace interest that
Hello Everybody,
in my opinion it's not necessaire to use special bobbins for wire work.
I use my normal ones or simply my fingers nothing more and it works
perfect. And the wire doesn't get any little crinkles, you know wire
doesn't forget them.
Greetings
Ilske
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I have not see the Lenka style but there is a pattern for a wirelace bobbin
on my site at the bottom of the page at
http://www.brandis.com.au/craft/Lace/bobbins.html
So if you know a wood turner ?
Jenny Brandis
Kununurra, Western Australia
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27; needs to be drilled so you don't split the bobbin
wood.
I also like to have a fairly thick bobbin as they need to hold up under more
tension with wire.
Lorri
Subject: Re: [lace] Lenka type wire lace bobbins
Hi Devon, these have cup hooks on the top - are they of an
Having started out with wire lace bobbins from Lenka,
I wanted to purchase more. Later I found that Simon
Toustou made and sold lovely bobbins; similar, yet
with a lovely finish.
You might want to try contacting him.
Sylvie A. Roy Nguyen
in extremely cold Cherry Valley, IL, USA
I bought and used the bobbins with the cup hooks on the top. I bought them
from Lenka with the kits in the early days since I don't remember seeing cup
hooks on the side.
The result was that the tops broke off of 1/3 of the bobbins. I rewound the
wire on regular bobbins with the widest shank
Hi Devon, these have cup hooks on the top - are they of any use to you?
http://www.lacewingdesigns.co.uk/wirework.htm
jenny barron
Scotland
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Hi Devon -
I vaguely remember your bobbins, and certainly remember how much you liked
them! Have you checked with the usual European suppliers of mass-produced
bobbins to see if they carry a similar "base" bobbin, to which you could add
the hook?
Otherwise, I'd suggest contacting Richard Wort
At one time I purchased some bobbins from Lenka and Libor with cup hooks on
the side which I just love. After they stopped selling them, Jim and Paul
Stavast of BeeUtahful Bobbins made me some, which were great. But now they seem
no longer to be making bobbins. I would like to buy some more.
by me and a Flander's Lace Syllabus is on ebay. Someone told me I should write
to you all to let you be aware these things are on ebay. I have found that I am
not into Flander's Lace so I am selling the pattern Syllabus for it.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&rd=1&item=170170021859
Thank you all for sharing some amusing and unusual stories about why you tie
thread to bobbins, it makes a lot of good sense :-)
Obviously the cat and the dog story tickled my sense of humour most, so
thank you Shame about the lost bobbins. I have a chair that has
eaten a needle case!
Su
Hi Lacer,
I have to jump in here...which you don't find me doing, but just can't
resist having a good laugh all over again.
I know this is about a tatting shuttle and not a bobbin, but sorta on
subject.
Several years ago, I found myself dropping my tatting shuttle (silver)
down the wood floor
Tied:
I make three wraps and then hitches to start my bobbins. As I like to make
yardages, the bobbins all run out in the middle somewhere. The
hitches and wraps give me enough thread to work to a convenient spot to make
the switch to a new thread. Undoing two hitches worth at the end still le
Subject: Re: [lace] bobbins tied or wound loose`
Thank you all for explaining why you tie your thread to the bobbins -
I don't, but at least now I will remember *why* it is a good idea and
will only have myself to blame if I lose a bobbin because of it not
being tied. It also gives
Thank you all for explaining why you tie your thread to the bobbins -
I don't, but at least now I will remember *why* it is a good idea and
will only have myself to blame if I lose a bobbin because of it not
being tied. It also gives me a reason to be more patient with another
lacemaker who is
I tie mine on after a hard lesson:
I wound up 200 pair for a project and head a knock on the door. It was
my downstairs neighbor. She was having a miscarriage and could I take
her to the ER. Of course, I was out the door before the words were
totally out of her mouth. Didn't even bother to turn of
BlankHi all,
I will give you a very good reason to tie the thread onto the bobbins with a
slip knot.
I re-enact in a cabin with a wood floor. I could loose my mother's false
teeth through the holes between the boards. There is no getting them back...
HeHeHe. Acts like a fish line, just pull th
I have been given the task of finding a bobbin maker for one of my lace groups
lace day this year and I was asked to find out if there is a bobbin maker in
the US that uses woodburning for writing the information on the bobbins. Also
the bobbins required are square ones. Please let me know if you
Great!!!
Cearbhael
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Subject: [lace] Bill Hornsby Lace Bobbins
Hello all,
If any of you are interested Bill Hornsby is back at
Hello all,
If any of you are interested Bill Hornsby is back at his lathe and is now
making lace bobbins again.
Happy lacemaking,
Ben Edwards
www.djhornsby.co.uk
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My friend, who is an artist, made me a lacemaker's cottage; rather a room in
a lacemaker's cottage. It has furniture and a tiny bolster pillow on a
stand. She made the bobbins by cutting the bristles from one of those
hairburshes with plastic bristles. They're just the right size; the knob on
Lynn W -
Midlands bobbins are the thin ones, with spangles (a ring of beads) on the
bottom - there to add a bit of weight, - and to stop them rolling!
Continental bobbins have bulbous shanks or bottom ends, and therefore the
extra weight is in the bobbin, so beads are not needed. They tend to r
Gentle Spiders,
Hello again, so sorry about not getting into specifics, I was just so
excitedI really don't have any preferance other than I like the skinny ones
the best, never had square, sounds interesting. I am not looking for cheap but
rather inexpensive . He said I could spend
Lynn,
You might like to check out this site
http://www.lacemaking.com/LacemakingCircle.htm#ENGLISH%20BOBBINS
I found 50
English Midland bobbins there for 74 cents a piece. I have not bought from
this site so hav e no affiliation to it, and I thought I remembered hearing
that you could join and ge
Lynn
I guess we can advise you best if you tell us what sort of bobbins you are
looking for - Honiton, Midlands, continental, square etc and if you have a
preference for wood, plastic or bone.
Sue
Gentle Spiders,
Hello all, my sweet hubby has informed me that I can have what I want
for Ch
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Sent: Sunday, December 10, 2006 7:20 PM
Subject: [lace] bobbins
Gentle Spiders,
Hello all, my sweet hubby has informed me that I can have what I want for
Christmas, it will be the first of January but that is fine with me. What
I would
A short while ago someone, Jeri I think, posted a request that we add our
location to our posts. This will often make it easier to get a relevant answer
to a query.
This request from Lynn is an excellent example of why this is helpful.
"What I would like to know is, are there any places on th
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but I like to
see him do that with 60 pairs, or, indeed what does he think Honiton and
Continental lacemakers do?
LOL ... does he only know we use different bobbins ? ... LOL experts !!
dominique from France
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Don't worry Jean, one of my students spotted that at the first showing and
wrote an indignant post, covering both the ivory/bone issue and this very false
idea that a profeesional lacemaker would have either the need or the time to
be looking at the spangles.
She got a slightly less condecend
Jean,
It has been a rather serious, busy morning.
I stopped to read your email about the spangles/tracking threads and the
chuckle relieved my tensions...in fact I Ha-Haed out loud.
Thanks, I needed that.
Susie Johnson
Morris, Illinois
Where the sun has finally come out to bless the day!
Jean sa
I've just been eating tea while watching a rerun of the "Flog It!" programme
in which the so-called expert Jethro Marle identified bone bobbins as ivory,
and when this was pointed out to him through emails to the BBC, responded
with "I think I know ivory when I see it."
I was obviously so agha
Brenda wrote:
Couldn't agree more - it in my opinion. There's nothing that looks
particularly special.
I'd say the 56 wooden ones would be one to three GBP each - maximum 100
pounds the lot. Remember that on one of the antques programmes, they
couldn't even get one pound each for old woode
OLLECTION OF ANTIQUE LACE BOBBINS TO
INCLUDE 39 BONE / IVORY EXAMPLES ALL WITH THERE BEADS AND 56 TREEN
EXAMPLES ALSO WITH ALL THERE BEADS PLEASE DO NOT NOT TO MANY QUESTIONS
REGARD TO THIS LOT MY KNOWLEDGE IS LIMITED ALL I CAN SAY THERE ARE FROM
A GENUINE HOUSE CLEARANCE AND TOTALLY GENU
Hi everybody,
Here's a nice collection of bobbins on ebay:
http://cgi.ebay.com/LARGE-19thc-COLLECTION-TREEN-BONE-IVORY-LACE-BOBBINS_W0QQ
itemZ8283767587QQcategoryZ112535QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Item # 8283767587
They are going for a nice price,
Irene
Surrey, BC
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Thanks for pointing out Jim's pages. I just love the bat bobbin!
and the thumpers made from Corian.
I recently received the March catalogue from Trillium lace. Bobbins
for wire lace are listed there too.
http://www.trilliumlace.ca
On 3/30/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wro
For anyone who *needs* more bobbins there are some on Ebay with more
promised
http://tinyurl.com/jh33u
Brenda
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/
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I did make some wire bobbins from some on hand. They worked very well. If I
made any more I think I would look for or make bobbins that have a neck
somewhat thicker than ones usually seen. To me the look of the finished lace
is better for not having the wire wound more times around the neck.
Ros
A very inexpensive bobbin for wire lace is to take either regular doweling or
the wooden arrow shafts, cut bobbin lengths, use the grinder to grind in the
area for the wire. Screw the very tiny cup hook type screw either at the top
or at the side at the top, whichever you happen to like best, and
The crux of the matter here is that the bobbins in question are Victorian
Midlands bobbins, made by probably low-income, village bobbin makers. It is
known that quite a few of these people probably made the bulk of their income
from
their bobbin and their skill is absolutely undeniable. If they h
From: "Patsy A. Goodman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Thought I'd put my two cents in on the subject of "IVORY BOBBINS".
Yes,
> there are ivory bobbins out there and there are bone bobbins out
there.
> Please don't tell someone a bobbin is not ivory just by looking at a
picture
It's my understandin
could certainly turn a bobbin.
Patsy A. Goodman
Chula Vista, CA, USA
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Hi,
Several years ago I bought a box of about 30 lace bobbins from Skinners.
They are the auction house that is often seen on Antiques Road Sh
Hi,
Several years ago I bought a box of about 30 lace bobbins from Skinners.
They are the auction house that is often seen on Antiques Road Show, at
least the US version. It is also right down the street from my house. They
also designated the bobbins as "ivory". I really don't
Thanks to those of us who wrote to the Antiques Roadshow regarding 'ivory'
bobbins, their expert has admitted that this was a mistake and that they
would be bone. The values given were for insurance and therefore high. Just
got to convince 'Flog-it!'.
So it's definitely worth contacting broadc
The children's version of Antiques Roadshow had some lovely lace bobbins on
on Wednesday this week. Unfortunately, the bone ones were described as
being made of ivory by the expert on the show! I did email and point this
out, including a couple of references, and have had a reply that they
On 22 Dec 2005, at 19:07, Addicks wrote:
I found the village, her name, her occupation, and his name and
occupation.
Not sure what it proves, but it wraps the romance of those bobbins
around my
heart every time I look at them. I have never gone back to find their
marriage date at St. Catherin
I have a set of 36 Honiton bobbins, and there's a marriage date and names on
one of them - the set contains bobbins dated from 1801 through 1854. An
elderly lacemaker in Devon told me that a Honiton lacemaker always had a
"set" of 36 bobbins. Anyway, I did spend days going through microfilm from
t
I don't think these are bobbins. One looks like a stilleto used to make holes
for embroidery - not sure what the other one is.
Don't know if they are ivory either.
http://cgi.ebay.com/2-Old-IVORY-Lace-making-Bobbins_W0QQitemZ8243767307QQcate
goryZ112535QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Or look for item 8243
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Sent: Monday, December 19, 2005 10:23 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] bobbins on e-bay
Why do I get the message that these items have been romoved by e-bay?
There follows many warnings...
Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA
http://cgi.eba
Why do I get the message that these items have been romoved by e-bay? There
follows many warnings...
Betty Ann in Roanoke, Virginia USA
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ANTIQUE-NAMED-LACE-BOBBIN-SUSAN-19TH-CENTURY_W0QQitemZ8243
409794QQcategoryZ19158QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ANTIQUE-NAMED-LACE
Malvary wrote:
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ANTIQUE-NAMED-LACE-BOBBIN-SUSAN-19TH-CENTURY_W0QQitemZ8243
409794QQcategoryZ19158QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
http://cgi.ebay.ca/ANTIQUE-NAMED-LACE-BOBBIN-FANNY-19TH-CENTURY_W0QQitemZ8243
417345QQcategoryZ19158QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem>
Oh no! They are old, but the 'Sus
This seller has several bobbins for sale with 4 hours or so to go and no bids.
Do you think these are genuinely old? The colour is very green and the
lettering in orange and yellow. Are they new ones made to look old, or old
ones made to be more eye-catching. The others listed by the same seller
apparently the honiton bobbins needed to pass through the fabric!
jenny barron
Well I would have liked to see that. ;-)
Shirley in Corio Oz.
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Please also tell us what the vaulation for a hanging bobbin is, as well as
his reason for Honiton bobbins not being spangled.
Sounds interesting - if only to hear what wrong information they give
out!!
Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz
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Sheila wrote:
I didn't think it was a bad article overall.
Whether the valuation was low or not would depend on whether the valuation
was for auction (low), retail (a bit higher) or insurance (much higher).
It's not stated.
Honiton bobbins passing through the fabric, could be what someone
Well, that sounds like they may have checked their facts, but
misunderstood the answer.
Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
(formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
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> apparently the honiton bobbins needed to pass through the fabric!
LOL,
if a single thread can be defined as 'fabric' (?) they're close (but
no prizewinner)
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Bev in Sooke BC (on Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada)
Cdn. flor
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Subject: [lace] lace bobbins in Radio Times
This is especially for British lacemakers. Have you bought next week's
copy? On page 34, there is a
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Subject: [lace] lace bobbins in Radio Times
This is especially for British lacemakers. Have you bought next week's
copy? On page 34, there is a piece on lace bobbins. His valuations are
a little low, especially the hanging bobbin.But look at his reason for
no spangles on Honiton bo
This is especially for British lacemakers. Have you bought next week's
copy? On page 34, there is a piece on lace bobbins. His valuations are
a little low, especially the hanging bobbin.But look at his reason for
no spangles on Honiton bobbins. As with 'Flog it' they shou
Anyone in the UK watch "Flog-it!" on BBC2 just now? 72 old lace bobbins (but
not necessarily antique) - bone ones described by the "expert" as ivory.
Valued by him as GBP70 - 100. Only reached 40 and didn't sell because the
reserve was 70. The majority were fairly simpl
Does anyone know where I can purchace Russian lace bobbins?
Shirlee
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Kleinhout (Netherlands) sells some Russian bobbins.
http://www.kleinhout.com/
Patty
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Does anyone know where I can purchace Russian lace bobbins?
Shirlee
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Maybe Brenda can add another section to her threads book for wire guages as
wire work is so popular. It would be interesting to see how the different wire
sizes compare with threads so that we would know what wire to use with existing
prickings. Maybe the next revision down the road. :-)
Janic
I just found an interesting way to frame a piece of lace on eBay. It has
antique bobbins with it. See:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7326933234
I have an assortment of odd bobbins. A few years ago I set up a display
of different bobbins by wiring one sample each of 3-4
Hi All,
There was a report of some of Margaret Wall's bobbins on eBay several days
ago, and there are now some more of Heather Power's painted bobbins - one of
the numbers is 8191313136 - the others are the two just above it. The
bobbins are made by Stuart Johnson and painted by Heather - and I
Another point to consider: I don't think cling wrapping is available
in all airports. So you might be able to use it coming, but that
doesn't mean you'll be able to get it on the return trip.
Robin P.
Los Angeles, California, USA
(formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
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I used it on a bag when returning from OIDFA last summer. The bag had loose
carrying straps and I thought it might get caught in equipment. It wasn't
opened. I also saw the check in counter require a man with a backpack get it
wrapped.
Lorri
A lot of you travel around and fly hither and thith
From: Barbara Joyce <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> Regarding securing suitcases when flying, it is not possible to do
> that in the US. After 9/11, our security procedures have become quite
> rigid and severe. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA)
has the
> right to open and search any/every
Liz,
Regarding securing suitcases when flying, it is not possible to do that in
the US. After 9/11, our security procedures have become quite rigid and
severe. The Transportation Security Administration (TSA) has the right to
open and search any/every bag that is checked, and likewise they can exa
I have a bobbin that says "A Creative Mess is better than tidy Idleness"!!
I just Had to have that one!! (I must be Very creative!!!
:)) )
A lot of you travel around and fly hither and thither. Have any of you used
the system of wrapping your cases in Cling Film that is now on
instance), but when most people think of decorated spangled
bobbins, they are thinking of East Midland lace bobbins.
As far as using bobbins in pairs, it's a matter of preference. You will
find that many things in lacemaking are a matter of preference. I do
not use pairs. When you wind your b
n makers of the East Midlands area began making
bobbins with decorations. There are other areas of decorated bobbins
(honiton for instance), but when most people think of decorated spangled
bobbins, they are thinking of East Midland lace bobbins.
As far as using bobbins in pairs, it's a matter of
Hi, Andy,
Welcome to Lace.
You ask if you should buy bobbins in pairs. Well I rarely do. I just buy
whichever ones catch my eye!
At the beginning, we did not have bobbinmakers around here (in Australia),
and I bought about 200 plastic bobbins from England. Then later on , when a
couple of husba
1.What is the purpose of the spangles? Weight? Yes
Decoration? yes
Also they stop the bobbin from rolling on the pillow - which is one of the
main benefits as far as I'm concerned.
Some people find it hard to do sewings with spangles - I personally don't
find it any harder, but then I have w
Here I am again with another question or two.
1.What is the purpose of the spangles? Weight? Decoration?
2.Should you buy bobbins in pairs? If in pairs, why?
I have to say thay you all are so very helpful to a newcomer to the hobby. You
have given me so much helpful information.
these (I think
they're a fairly new addition to the line-up). And since then, I've moved
on to Binche, so it's a moot point now.
Clay
Clay Blackwell
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I'm beginning to pay attention to business as usual again; it's as if
*I* were recovering from a grave illness :)
On Feb 24, 2005, at 16:47, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> (Debbie) wrote:
it would be even better to have bobbins without turned
decorations; just a smooth, smooth finish!
No kidding... :)
The
ery
happy to reimburse you any costs. I really do appreciate your taking the
time to check this out for me.
Very best wishes
Nicky
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S
Hello Nicky
I've done a lot of research on the old lacemakers of the East Midlands and
have a large collection of photographs.
I've had a quick look through and found pictures of a Mrs Daniels of Shenley
taken c1905, a group with a Priscilla Daniels and one of Mrs Betsy Willett
(nee Daniels) who wa
Hi spiders
Shortly before Christmas I was given a large number of old bobbins, a few
are very similar to those shown in David Springetts book and I'm getting a
second opinion on them soon. In the main they had belonged to the ladies
aunt (born 1887) who lived most of her life in the Shenley area
Brian Lemin wrote:
> Sorry I forgot to remind you of the web page url. Here it is.
>
> http://home.exetel.com.au/brido/
It has caught my attention the group of bobbins of the lady with her
hands on her hips and other two at both sides. The heads of the bobbins
are similar to the traditional Span
Hello,
For me, I know in France typicals bobbins from :
north, Normandie (country) : Bayeux
East : Mirecourt
Center, Auvergne (country) : Le Puy en Velay (they slimed with time!!)
South-east, Savoie (Alps) : Tignes, Maurienne and Queyras.
I am not a specialist I can forgot some bobbins.
Binche is i
I have a bit of time that I did not expect today (wife gone "soft" on me!!)
So I am doing more preparation for the Continental bobbins page.
I have headings for French Bobbins, Flemish Bobbins, Belgium and Dutch
Bobbins. As I am looking mainly at traditional or antique tools, I think
they sho
On Sun, 5 Dec 2004 07:04:11 +1100, Noelene wrote:
>I intend doing a workshop in Withof early next year, and
>am curious to know what is the best shape of bobbins for
>the project. I usually use spangled Midlands, but I read
>I will need unspangled bobbins and want to get my DH
>turning me some n
Sorry, the line was broken up! Here is the good combination:
http://home.hetnet.nl/~aplag/
anneke reijs in Baexem, The Netherlands
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every combination of your URL I tried didn't work. Can you post it again so
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> What beautiful lace! I especially like that flower with the half stitch
> petals. Is there a pattern for it?
Yes, in "Withof Lace," the one that's out of print. It's on page 46.
Keep in mind that in Withof there's no working diagram to follow, and no
pinholes. You get a line drawing and you k
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Subject: [lace] Bobbins for Withof
I intend doing a workshop in Withof early next year, and
am curious to know what is the best shape of bobbins for
the project. I usually use spangled Midlands, but I read
I will need unspangled bobbins and want to get my DH
turning me some
What beautiful lace! I especially like that flower with the half stitch
petals. Is there a pattern for it?
Sumac in southern Vermont slowly recovering from the dreaded flu!
Susan G. MacLeodDummerston, VT USA NATA #69
new! www.sumac.us
www.sover.net/~sumac
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Withof is a beautiful lace. I hope you enjoy your workshop. :-)
The good news is that you don't need many bobbins in Withof. Maybe 12-15
pairs should do. Spangled bobbins are a no-no, because of the many sewings
involved in Withof, so you'll want a continental bobbin style. I used a slim
Binche bo
I intend doing a workshop in Withof early next year, and
am curious to know what is the best shape of bobbins for
the project. I usually use spangled Midlands, but I read
I will need unspangled bobbins and want to get my DH
turning me some now.
How many will I need? And do I need any special so
Dear Brian,
My DH is digging up yard at Rose St., Chippendale for building on, he
has found bits of pottery, glass & tiles etc.. shall I get him to dig
deeper to find some bobbins??
Barbara, Parkes, Australia.. where the current dust storms and locust
plague are preventing one uncovering the lace p
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Subject: [lace] lace bobbins
> I know we've discussed this subject in the past, but it was some time ago
> and I've forgotten what the suggestions were :( Anyway, o
Hi Sharon,
I recently had a similar problem. I offered to try to sell
several old bobbins for the daughter of a lacemaker who
had passed away.
I first scanned them, and put pictures on my little website.
and told Arachne. I got lots of helpful ansers. Brian Lemin
here in Australia, who is somew
I know we've discussed this subject in the past, but it was some time ago
and I've forgotten what the suggestions were :( Anyway, our club has
recently had a lot of local publicity (85th anniversary) and it's generated
a lot of outside interest :) As a result of this I received a call from an
old
On Sep 1, 2004, at 16:11, Susan MacLeod (Sumac) wrote:
Yippee! I got into the class I wanted, wire lace with Lenka! This is
going to be fun! Now, does anyone have some of her bobbins that need
a new home? I need 12 pair. Of course, I can get them in Ithaca if
needed.
I think you should plan
Generally there are two different kinds of hooded bobbins found in
Germany. The one type comes originally from the Erzgebirge (*iron
mountains*, the german and the czech part of it) and is meanwhile used
in many regions.
Bobbins from the Schwäbische Alp are different and rare. They look like
gi
Hi gracious spiders,
I have just been given a pair of bobbins from a friend who was visiting
Germany. As far as I can make out from an hour on line they are hooded
bobbins and come from the Schwabische Alp region. I had never seen anything
like them before.
Here comes the newbie question. Is t
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