Antique Wood Turned Bobbins with multi-colored glass beads used in the making of Bobbin Lace. Included in the ring of beads, used to help add weight to the bobbin, are vintage buttons (three brass, and one black glass). Turned wood is 3-5/8" long x 1/4" at widest diameter. Set of 5. (Last photo is an example of finished Bobbin Lace.)
From Encyclopedia Britannica:
Bobbin lace, handmade lace important in fashion from the 16th to the early 20th century. Bobbin laces are made by using a “pricking,” a pattern drawn on parchment or card that is attached to a padded support, the pillow or cushion. An even number of threads (from 8 to more than 1,000) are looped over pins arranged at the top of the pattern. Each thread is wound at its lower end around the neck of an elongated spool, or bobbin. Bobbins serve several purposes: their weight provides a tension that makes manipulation of the threads easier; they act as thread reserves; and they help to keep the thread clean by providing a surface other than the thread that can be touched frequently. In the creation of bobbin lace, each hand holds one of a pair of bobbins. The threads are crossed over or twisted around each other to produce solid areas of either linen-stitch (which resembles woven fabric) or half-stitch (a more open stitch), buy areas of decorative filling stitches, and a background (ground) of net or bars linking the motifs together.
Product code: Vintage Turned buy Wood Bobbin Lace Bobbins with Beads - Set of 5