Hi Helen and everyone,
That looks like a stand that would work. An easy way to keep count of the pairs
wound as well.
They also have half day workshops for woodturning using a lathe. It may be a
start for anyone interested in exploring the techniques used to create bobbins.
On my someday list.
The Arachne bobbin was to celebrate the 1st anniversary in 1996.
I have a pair, one dark blue the other light blue (now slightly greenish with
age).
They were from England.
Possibly Margaret Hall? We have had a few new computers since then and the old
information is lost.
Jay in Sydney
-O
Susan
The second one is not a Stephen Pearce the tail shape is quite different -
here a link to a picture of one of his:
http://web.archive.org/web/20030804042826/http://homepages.tesco.net/~stephen.pearce/
I can't quite tell from the picture - is there a little groove round the top of
the h
I believe number 4 is indeed a Springett bobbin, tail and head are very typical
of David's bobbins.
This is what Wikipedia says about Horn: "A horn is a pointed projection of skin
on the head of various animals consisting of a covering of keratin and other
proteins surrounding a core of live bon
Dear Alex & fellow Arachnids,
Alex you hit the nail on the head. Use the bobbins you are comfortable with
but also; use them with the pillow you feel comfortable with using. Spangled
midlands bobbins can be used on a flat pillow as well as continentals and
continentals can be used on a slightl
Could these be part of a game? - YES! they are more likely Mahjong
counters than they are lace making bobbins. The Chinese didn't make
lace...they did amazing embroidery.
As someone pointed out there is fabric or cord in some of the holes. I'd
think they were beads attached to a bit of clothing
In my collection of lace and embroidery tools are 2 antique needle cases
containing Stanhopes. One has an early photo of Jerusalem, and was
purchased over 20 years ago at an antiques show. The other was purchased in
February from a Maine antiques dealer. It contains two early views of
N
The only thing I've found about stanhopes and bobbins is the following
thread here at Arachne:
http://www.mail-archive.com/lace@arachne.com/msg12148.html
Yours,
John Mead, in Tacoma, WA where the weather is lovely
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Hi Irene and fellow Arachnids,
I don't know if anyone supplies these but they are called "Stanhopes" after
the fellow who invented them. Could you let us know if you find someone who
deals in them, please?
Happy lace making,
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
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Lorelei wrote:
Agnes
I was thinking, all of them. But I'm laughing because I understand what a
huge project that would be. I know it is wishful thinking. But if you ever
get the urge, I think you would have a lot of viewers.
Lorelei
Why don't you choose 5 bobbins that you consider to be very
That is for sure. Lyn
Lorelei wrote:
Agnes
I was thinking, all of them. I know it is wishful thinking. But if you
ever
get the urge, I think you would have a lot of viewers.
Lorelei
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You mean all of them? Not sure how I would go about it.
Btw: I just checked, and I have 565 different ones, not 557.
Agnes Boddington
Agnes
It would be wonderful to post photographs of those bobbins on the
internet.
Hint hint.
Lorelei
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I wonder if it was a new bobbin maker's idea of something that might sell -
a bobbin maker who has no clue how the bobbins are actually used. Seems to
me the cute little decorations would get in the way.
Beth McCasland
Seattle, Washington, USA
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Lorelei wrote:
I've often thought of just hanging them up in a bunch giving them a whack
as i
walk past, so I could hear all the tones.
A few years ago I bought a packet of unfinished wood Midlands bobbins. I
strung them on a piece of fishing line and hung them up so I could spray
them with
I have a small set of bamboo bobbins. They make a delightful noise as I use
them. They were given to me by a friend. Unfortunately I only have 12 bobbins
so I can't use them very often.
Liz Redford
Raleigh, NC, USA
Nancy Neff wrote:
> Has anyone else noticed a difference in "tunings" am
Nancy,
al my different bobbins, different in shape and in wood, make different sounds.
Some more "noisy" others nearly silent, some more melodic others more unmusical.
And it depends how quick you work.
Ilske
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I love the sound of my old little antique Bucks bobbins. They are mostly
made of fruit-woods.
When Jacquie and I were in Camariñas, Spain, in April people were very
interested in watching her use her Midlands bobbins with all the spangles
and (a little less so) interested in seeing my little
Nancy Neff wrote:
Has anyone else noticed a difference in "tunings" among sets of different kinds
of bobbins? Perhaps this is unique to Continental bobbins, since I'll bet that
the different beads and types of decorations would make Midlands bobbins sound
slightly different from each oth
ebly.com/
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From: The Lace Bee
Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbins with detachable heads
To: lace@arachne.com, "Brian Lemin"
Date: Sunday, 20 February, 2011, 23:03
I'll have a rummage, at the weekend, and see if I can't find the spool and
I'll have a rummage, at the weekend, and see if I can't find the spool and the
bobbin.
L
Kind Regards
Liz Baker
thelace...@btinternet.com
My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website:
http://thelacebee.weebly.com/
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From: Brian Lemin
Subject
Yes I've received two as well.
Diana in Northants
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From: "Elizabeth Ligeti"
To:
Sent: Saturday, February 12, 2011 11:55 PM
Subject: [lace] bobbins
Thank you, Brian, for posting that Ebay number for the Abbott bobbins,. As
soon as I saw them I realized I had a s
Hi everyone - not about bobbins, but the weird message is spam of some
kind. Delete it.
A shame it has to clutter the digests though :(
On 2/12/11, bertra...@gmail.com wrote:
> Yes, this is the second time this has happened. ...
> > On another question, - I have the Digest form of Lace, and I ha
Yes, this is the second time this has happened. Maybe, there is somerthing
wrong with her e-mail server.
Sallie
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ReplyTo: Elizabeth Ligeti
Subject: [lace] bobbins
Sent: Feb 12, 2011 17:55
Thank y
Hi,
Pharaoh could also be a card game which could be played with quite high
stakes.
Joepie, Battle, East Sussex
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From: David C COLLYER
Sent: Sunday, January 16, 2011 12:06 PM
To: Elizabeth Ligeti ; lace@arachne.com
Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbins
Liz,
Brian, - I
'Pharaoh' would possibly fit into the religious or biblical category. Though
I've seen them with King Pharaoh or Pharaoh King - which can be read either
way but I would think probably the latter.
Diana in Northants where we have snowdrops coming through in the garden -
Spring!?
- Origina
Liz,
Brian, - I have an old bone bobbin with "Pharaoh" engraved on it. I have
always wondered the "what, why, who's" about it!! It was one from my
family, - so Grandma's bobbin, or Great Grandmas, or..??
Surely it must be the name of a pet - cat or dog
Or perhaps an ancient forebear - L
Of course this all falls down when you consider Buck thumpers...
Why? Many of my "South Bucks" style bobbins are quite small and light in
weight, much smaller than those often thought of as "Thumpers", and of course
none of them have the weight of a spangle. Also, often the old spangles
were
I have a wide collection of spangled midlands(many of them painted by our
CelticDreamWeaver and I cherish them!) and continentals that I have
collected over the years. True that the painted and decorated bobbins(both
midlands and continentals) do get a lot of my attention when lacing. But I
do con
At Lace in the Forum (our biannual mass demonstration of Nofolk Lacemakers)
one of the members took photos of most of our pillows, but the thing she
was most interested in were the hands making the lace, when we saw all the
photos it was truly amazing how she had caught the very act of making la
It would be really great if there could be a place online where pictures of
bobbins could be shown from this collection or that collection. I have to admit
that over the years I have tried to get picture of pillows with the bobbins on
them in different lacing classes. I think it if fun looking
Try this link http://www.jeanmaryeke.com
Jean
On 22 Oct 2010, at 18:08, lacel...@frontier.com wrote:
> Please note that there's a space after the // that needs removed before the
> address will work.
> Try: http://jeanmaryeke.com
>
> Alice in Oregon
>
> - Original
Please note that there's a space after the // that needs removed before the
address will work.
Try: http://jeanmaryeke.com
Alice in Oregon
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However, I have posted , on my website, a very few bobbins which may be of
interest to you.
Go to http:// jeanmar
I belonged to the bobbin a month club from Shirley Gates, now retired.
The detail of her painting was amazing.
I also have many from Matthew Hester and decorated by Jenny. These are
not only decorative but the also have excellent heads.
Patricia in Wales
scotl...@aol.com
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On Sep 27, 2010, at 8:22 PM, Janice Blair wrote:
> The heart bookmark pattern is useable now and available if you email me off
> list.
Call it "Key To My Heart" :)
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Tamara P Duvallhttp://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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Thank you to Karen in Malta for the grammatical corrections, and to my friend
Brenda who worked it up from the directions and had no problem. The heart
bookmark pattern is useable now and available if you email me off list.
Janice
Janice Blair
Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illino
I bought the dowel and some long wooden beads years ago with the intent of
using
it to make long bobbins for doing yarn lace. It is on my "someday" list.
Teaching - well my guild is having it's third class this year for beginners in
November and without any advertising we already have 9 people
When I first started making lace in the late '90s, I was able to borrow,
from my guild, two or three dozen very plain bobbins, spangled with
very plain beads as well as a pillow and cover cloths and pins... for up
to three months in order to determine whether I would be interested in
continuin
I too made a set of pony bead bobbins when I started - I was able to buy
glass pony/jug beads through eBay, including some heart shaped ones to put
at the bottom of each bobbin.
Finding suitable size wood was the hardest bit, until I found a Remote
Control hobby shop - the sort that sells the thin
Bone bobbins are my favourite and I have managed to collect quite a few over
the years and in all that time I have only ever broken one as a result of
dropping it on my tiled kitchen floor. I have had wooden bobbins snap off at
the neck too. My advise would be to collect the type of bobbin that
On Jul 21, 2008, at 23:58, Elizabeth Ligeti wrote:
I love the smooth silky feel of bone bobbins, - but can't afford them
very
often, unfortunately.
Ditto on both -- I adore bone bobbins but can't really aford them. It's
just as well that my favourite bobbin maker (Neil Keats, in Oz), who
ma
Many thanks to everyone who replied to my question on this topic.
Fran
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Hi Fran
There is a bone bobbin and an ivory bobbin on my bobbin materials page
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/lace/bobbins/materials.html
2nd and 3rd pictures going down the page.
It's impossible to tell just from pictures; Carole has already posted a
few tests, but in practice the vast ma
Brian Lemin and David Springett are the authorities on lace bobbins.
In his book "Success to the Lace Pillow", David Springett says that he has
never found an ivory bobbin, which would make sense because lacemakers
wouldn't be able to afford ivory bobbins from the meagre amount they earned
mak
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
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
SMP Lace at:
http://www.users.zetnet.co.uk/smplace/
have basic bulk bobbins at 50 for £15. He mails things very quickly and
takes credit cards.
Strictly a very satisfied customer.
Malvary in Ottawa (the Nation's Capital), Canada
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And 39 of them are described as bone/ivory. I've just got home from
Upchurch lace Day where David Springett was the speaker and he said
that in all of his experience he's only seen ONE antique bobbin that
was made of ivory! Maybe that's why they are attracting such a nice
price.
Looks
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To: "Lace"
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
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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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
Thank you so much, Debbie, for the history lesson. I collect antiques and love
to know a little about the development and history of them. Keep up the good
information. I am reading it ALL.
Andy in Texas
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Andy wrote: "Here I am again with another question or two.
1. W
Andy wrote: "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?"
These are the kinds of questions that should bring a great number o
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
Although I seldom disagree with Tamara, the relatively new "International
Square" bobbin is every bit as wonderful as her "custom made". Truth be
told, they are a tad longer (no problem), have a double head, and no
fiddley turnings to get in the way. I'm sure if these had been around when
T was l
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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> 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
Hi Noelene and all,
You can find information about what materials you need for making Withof on
page 6 of my first manual on Sluis and Wifhof Lace!
But when you do not have the manuals:
you can find pictures of suitable bobbins on www.brejaart.com
I use bobbins nr 24 (30 and 32 are similar). Good
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
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
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
Jeri Ames wrote: Dear Lacemakers and Darlene,
This is a wonderful fun activity for a local lace guild program - ask your
Program Chairman!
Great advice Jeri!
I'll get my buddy who I talked into doing lace to help. We spent one evening
making and spangling paper bobbins for her supply. Our local
In a message dated 11/22/03 9:07:21 PM Eastern Standard Time,
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bought [among other things] some "fancy Midlands" unfinished bobbins. I
figured getting them spangled would be easy enough but now I need to finish
them first. I bought some water soluble acrylic paint
On Sat, 22 Nov 2003 11:37:16 -0800, you wrote:
>wonder if I have the right kind of paints. What does everyone uses to paint
>their bobbins? I also bought some water soluble outdoor gloss sealer that I
>thought I could put on after the paint dries. Have I just bought a bunch of
>great paints to pa
At 06:52 PM 9/10/2003 -0400, you wrote:
>I'm trying to locate a photo of a hookie bobbin somewhere on the net to
>show to someone.
One style is on http://www.vansciverbobbinlace.com/3Bob_C.html
That's the only one I found so far with a picture. Another supplier sells
them, but only had a de
I'm trying to locate a photo of a hookie bobbin somewhere on the net
to show to someone. Does anyone have one that could either be
photographed with a digital camera (or scanned) -- or know of a
website that shows one? I know I've seen them somewhere, but I'm
drawing a complete blank on locatio
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