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2 unusual facts about bobbin


Bobbin

Bobbin lacemaking is a handcraft which requires the winding of yarn onto a temporary storage spindle made of wood, previously bone, often turned on a lathe.

Spool

Bobbin, a cylinder or reel on which a quantity of thread, yarn or wire is wound for use in a particular machine or device


André Walker

Robert Bobbin, a fellow passenger on a commuter train from Waterloo station, recorded the conversation and placed it on the YouTube along with a picture he took of Walker in his seat.

Staveley Mill Yard

Edwin Brockbank, the son of a bobbin turner, became manager of the mill, partner in 1938 and subsequently owner in 1946.


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