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.
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.
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.
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.