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Lace Samples and Bobbins 5

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Lace and bobbins sample 5

Three Victorian bobbins and a modern glass one.
 The group of beads at the end of an English bobbin is called a 'spangle'. The square red beads on the Victorian bobbins were made specifically for the lace trade


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