Making Lace Bobbins Stuart King 19 mins

Lacemaking has a long and varied history. This video concentrates on the making and history of English lace bobbins, a craft that has slid into the realms of history, and could well soon become long forgotten, enjoy, Stuart King

[@LindaBrassington]

An absolute joy to watch such a skilled craftsman at work. I treasure my special bobbins as works of art and a delight to use.

[@VetsrisAuguste]

I’m so glad I found my way to this video.

[@aliciarobles7899]

muy precioso trabajo! son obras de arte, para luego tejer verdaderas maravillas!!!

[@juanhierbabuena]

Beautifull

[@medicalherbalist2216]

Thank you for an interesting video, as a life-long lacemaker it is lovely to see another vein of related craftsmanship. Really interested to know about the bow lathe and the indentations, as many of my 'thumpers' are like this, and I'd wondered why. Spotty bobbins - the South Bucks 'thumper' that you showed is known as a 'plum pudding,' not a leopard, those are the East Midlands spangled bobbins with pewter spots. Lots of lovely names for different bobbin decorations exist as I am sure you know.

[@MegaJaybee1]

Hi Stuart,
great to see your choice of tools. As always no shortage of skill. rekindles old memories. Thanks.

[@filmbluff99]

As a hobby turner using an electric lathe, I really admire your skill on the bow lathe.😀🇬🇧

[@ticimar]

Amazing work! thanks for sharing. Cheers from Uruguay.

[@heroandflor]

Such beautiful work! Thank you for sharing!!

[@mto4911]

Thanks a lot for that fantastic insights in the craft and its heritage. Pewter rings were applied - as i read in some woodturning book edited back in the gdr - to taller objects such as cups by simply pressing a piece of pewter in some groove on the turning wood. It would melt. Also simply soldering an open pewter ring around the wood using frictional heat should work. Old days pewter had lots of lead mixed in - it did melt much earlier...

[@joenperkins2138]

Beautiful work.

[@rickschuman2926]

Once again, thanks for the in depth look at yet another aspect of turning.

[@DIMTips]

Amazing. Something I have learnt which did not know existed.

[@blackhellebore89]

I wonder if the pewter rings were done similarly to the captive ring - where the ring was put on before turning the wood away underneath it

[@JonCampos-kh2bw]

They look like little Harry Potter wands

[@randyreal5871]

🤔😎😁👍

[@toniantonanto9704]

I'm Alone 😍😥