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      • Acorn Bobbins
      • Albert Frost
      • Alison Tolson
      • Alan Cunningford
      • Andrew Mayes
      • Anita Fitzpatrick
      • Ann Bray
      • Ann McClean
      • A R Archer
      • Ash Firth
    • B >
      • Barry Adams
      • Barry Biggins
      • Bill & Brenda Waight
      • Bill Botman
      • Bill Schmitt
      • Brennan Bobbins
      • Brian Goodwin
      • Brian Miller
      • Bridget Fairchild
      • Broomcraft
      • Broomfield Bobbins
      • Bucks Bobbins - Tony and Evelyn Brown
    • C >
      • Chrisken
      • Chris Parsons
      • Christine Osborne
      • Church Meadow Crafts
    • D >
      • David Francis
      • David Haldane
      • David Hirst
      • David Naylor
      • David Potter
      • David Reynolds
      • David Stanley
      • Dawn Jakeman
      • Dee Carver
      • Derrick (D A) Robson
      • Diana Taylor
      • Diane Miller
      • Dinah Hales
      • D J Hornsby (Denis & Bill)
      • Don McCrabbe
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      • Eddie Gesaitis
      • Eddy Faber
      • Elaine Robson
      • Elizabeth Anne Carlton (EAC)
      • Elizabeth van Treirum
      • Ernie Frid
    • F - H >
      • Galleon Crafts - Diana & Tony Cooper
      • Geoff Mudge
      • Gordon Palmer
      • Gordon Scriven
      • Greek Urn Tail
      • Heather Power
      • Helen McAllen
      • HW - unknown painter
    • Ja - Jd >
      • Jack Smith (not the acorn bobbin)
      • Jacqui Carey
      • Jacqui Rowing
      • Jacqui Southworth / Larkholme Lace
      • Jan De Maertelaere
      • Jan Gardiner (Lacewing Design)
      • Janet Lloyd Bobbins 'n' Beads
      • Janet Retter
      • Janet Smith
    • Je + >
      • Jenny & Matthew Hester / Jenny Hughes
      • Jean Turner
      • Jenny and Graham Hudson
      • Jim Newman
      • Jim Tregellas
      • Joann Kramer
      • John & Annette Pollard
      • John and Jennifer Ford
      • John Atkinson
      • John Beswick
      • John Doyle
      • John Hopwood of Alsager, Cheshire
      • John O'Brien
      • John Platt and Norina Moreton
      • Julie Roche - Tidnock Bobbins
    • K - L >
      • Kate Aylmer
      • Katherine Robertson
      • Kate's Husband's Bobbins
      • Keith Hourigan
      • Ken Smith
      • Leon Young
      • Lesley F. Williams (Lesley FW)
      • Loricraft
    • Ma >
      • M&D Davis
      • Mainly Lace
      • Malcolm Fielding
      • Malcolm Grover & Karyn Day
      • Malcolm J Fowler
      • Malcolm and Margaret Thorpe
      • Marble-ous
      • Margaret Wall
      • Margaret (SA)
      • Mark Priestley - Crescent Industries
      • Mary Niven / Mary Woodthorpe
      • Maurice Milne
      • Max Meier
    • Mb + >
      • Millholme Crafts
      • M P Products
      • Mr Bert Kennet
      • Mr. Brotherton of Market Harborough
      • Mr Emmerson of Wath-upon-Dearne
      • Mr G Hall
    • N - Q >
      • Neil Keats
      • Nick Perrin
      • P&K Herron
      • Pam Kubas
      • Paul Durst
      • Paul Webb
      • Peter & Pauline Denmark
      • Peter Kolbert
      • Peter Minson
      • Peter Papworth at Flying Bobbins
      • Peter Saunders
      • PJ (Phil) Skinner
    • R >
      • Richard Gravestock
      • Rob Borthwick
      • Robin Foster
      • Roger Aaron
      • Ron Law
      • Roseground
      • Roseground - Amanda D
    • S >
      • Sallie Reason
      • Sally Woollard
      • Sarah Jones
      • Shirley and Harry Gates
      • Silk n Lace
      • SMP Lace
      • Spangles the Bead People / Beadazzled Bobbins
      • Springetts
      • Stephen Pearce
      • Stuart Fowler
      • Stuart Johnson
      • Stuart & Debbie Spencer
      • S Pruden
    • T - Z >
      • Tim Parker
      • Toby Neve
      • Tree Carcass Tweaking / Mark Brooks
      • Trevor Semmens
      • Tuffnel Glass
      • Val Dunsmore
      • Village Crafts
      • Winslow Bobbins
      • Wooburn Bobbins
      • York Maker - Unknown
      • Yvonne Hayward
      • Zim Bobbins
  • Unknown Makers
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Winslow Bobbins

Winslow Bobbins have been the go to starter bobbin for many people.

Winslow Bobbins started turning wooden lace bobbins in1972. In Feb 2020, Helen and Steve retired and Harlequin Lace took over the production of these iconic bobbins.

With sadness, Steve announced on
 11 September 2023 Steve announced Heather's Passing.
It is with much sadness and a very heavy heart that I have to announce that yesterday afternoon Heather passed away.
Less than a year has passed since she received the final diagnosis that she was suffering from Fronto-temporal dementia. In the intervening period she experienced a rapid deterioration. Thankfully during her final hours she showed no sign of agitation and was not in pain. I was holding her hand and talking to her when she peacefully slipped away.
In the last few months she had had no quality of life 
so we are thankful that things weren’t prolonged and she didn’t suffer. Throughout the whole time she has been uncomplaining, which was so typical of Heather.
Dennis (Sizeland) her father who started the family business and will be 94 this month, has done remarkably well, all things considered.
I am keeping the header as 'Steve and Heather Smith' in recognition of the large part she played in the production of the remaining bobbins we have for sale.
 

History of Winslow taken from the Winslow Bobbin site in 2005

At the age of twenty-nine I, Steve Smith, managed to fulfil the dream of many men and retired to 'play in the shed' - or at least that's what my wife Heather often says. Turning lace bobbins was a big change from working in the legal department for one of the major banks in central London.

So how did this transformation occur? Well, it's a story which starts in 1973, when I was at University studying law, and I met Heather Sizeland, who was studying psychology. A year earlier her father, Dennis Sizeland, had been party to a chance remark made by a friend, which led to the formation of Winslow Bobbins.

The friend, a local craft teacher, was bemoaning the fact that it was difficult for her to get lace bobbins of good quality and value for her lace class. She could only find expensive antique bobbins or cheap plastic ones. There seemed to be no middle ground.
Picturephoto © Liz Baker
The wibbly bobbin - an oral history - Liz Writes:
At one of the lasts lace days before lockdown, Winslow were a supplier and I was chatting to Steve about some of the funny spangles that he had done and I had bought (the magnetic beads? seemed like a good idea but they can reunite at speed) and we got onto talking about this particular wavy bobbin.

You can see in the photo on the left, it has three bumps and three waves. Steve let slip that there are few with slightly more bumps out there in the wild that were prototypes whilst he decided on what was just right.

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