Stuart Kings
Bone bobbins
Bone lace bobbins with various forms of decoration including simple drilled dots, filed lines, spiral work and inlaid wire.
Some of the dots make up names: these would be ordered as ‘specials’ from the turner at a weekly market or as he traveled from village to village looking for sales.
All these bobbins are very old, some turned more than 300 years ago. The bone used was usually mutton bone.
Glass beads called ‘spangles’ were attached to the slim South Midland area style of bobbin with copper or brass wire to add weight when in use on the pillow.
Bone bobbins
Bone lace bobbins with various forms of decoration including simple drilled dots, filed lines, spiral work and inlaid wire.
Some of the dots make up names: these would be ordered as ‘specials’ from the turner at a weekly market or as he traveled from village to village looking for sales.
All these bobbins are very old, some turned more than 300 years ago. The bone used was usually mutton bone.
Glass beads called ‘spangles’ were attached to the slim South Midland area style of bobbin with copper or brass wire to add weight when in use on the pillow.