A short first-person curriculum vitae by Brian Lemin describing how he became a researcher of antique English lace bobbins, starting after he bought a lathe to make them. He describes his bobbin photograph collection, two unpublished manuscripts (a dictionary of East Midland lace bobbins and a survey of East Devon lace bobbins), and lists about 35 of his articles on bobbin types, decoration, repairs, spangling, history and related lace tools.