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Anatomy of Bobbin
The basics of a bobbin are basically the same regardless of the type of bobbin. All have a shank or body, a neck and a head.
Understanding the terminology helps when talking with other lacemakers as it gives a common language. In addition, it allows you to talk with bobbin makers about their bobbins and tell them what you are looking for such as a longer neck or thinner shank.
The basics of a bobbin are basically the same regardless of the type of bobbin. All have a shank or body, a neck and a head.
Understanding the terminology helps when talking with other lacemakers as it gives a common language. In addition, it allows you to talk with bobbin makers about their bobbins and tell them what you are looking for such as a longer neck or thinner shank.
Some lacemakers refer to 1, 2 & 3 as the head.
Tips for identifying bobbins
- Heads: Most turners have distinctively shaped heads, which is my go to starting place. But beware, some turners use more than one head shape (e.g. The thistle shape on Alison Tolson’s bobbins, which are turned by Stuart Johnson, which is very different to his normal head shape).
- Tails: Most turners have distinctive tail shapes, or a small range of tail shapes.
- Overall bobbin: Look at the shape of the shank and the overall size (for example, AR Archer bobbins are shorter in length than Acorn bobbins).
- Painting: Many painters include their initials somewhere on the bobbin, so keep a look out for initials!
- Painted bobbins: Some painters use multiple bobbin turners.
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