Lacefairy's Bobbin Museum
Curators: Lori Howe, Diana Smith and Brian Lemin
*the bobbins on this page are not part of a real collection - 
this is a "virtual" museum only
Bobbins
Bitted
Bone - names
Bone Mottos
Bead Wrapped
Glass Bobbins
Hanging Bobbins
Mother and babes
Paper
Pewter inlaid
Specialty
Turned bone
Tinsel Fairings
Winding
Wire wrapped
Wood
Whittled
Bobbin Making and 
Lathe Information and Links
Bobbinmaking FAQ's
Birth of a bobbin by Mike Bester.
handturn (non electric) lathe
Medieval & Renaissance Lathes
Spring-Pole Lathes
Continual rotation lathes
Treadle Sewing machine Lathe (bottom of page)
Bobrian's NEW 
Bobbin FAQ's 
and Research Webpages

Antique Price Guide

Balusters-Fancy turned bobbins
The Batavia-sunken lace treasure
Bibliography-articles & books on Bobbins
Bone Bobbins and Pins -fact or fiction
Bucks Bobbins- gallery & names
Cow-in-Calf&"JACK-IN-THE-BOX" confusion
Describing Bobbin Names
First Words- A look at the first use of word lace etc.
Lacemakers Holidays
Lacemakers Lamps
Square Bobbins
Repairing Bobbins
What's it made of? (hooks, bobbins & shuttles)

Other Lacemaking Tool Stuff
Beads
Nimble Spindles
Tatting Shuttles

Sources of Antique Bobbins
lakelandlink
Ebay

OTHER COLLECTIONS
Johanna Hildebrand bobbin collection