Historical Methods of Attaching a Spangle to a Bobbin
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An informal essay by bobbin maker Brian Lemin speculating on the origin of spangles (bead-and-wire rings) on English lace bobbins and how they were attached. He discusses the difficulty of drilling spangle holes before the mid-1800s, including burning and hand/breast, pump and Archimedean drills. He describes attachment methods: staple, direct wire, bent-pin shackle, double loop, hinged spangle, and wire wound around the bobbin. He ties the spangle's introduction to the Spinning Jenny and the bobbin maker Joseph Haskins, and notes that only East Midlands makers used spangles.
- Type
- Web Doc
- Date
- 2010
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 5
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From Ralph Griswold's Digital Archive, delivered by the University of Arizona.
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