LACE BOBBINS

BY

CHRIS PARSONS Tel 01373 812023

International Tel +44 1373 812023

Email: chris@lace-bobbins.co.uk

www.lace-bobbins.co.uk

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4 Lilac Cottages,

Coleford, Radstock, BA3 5NL, United Kingdom.

Quality hand painted &

engraved bobbins in many different

shapes & Styles

Bobbin a month club

Hand painted tatting shuttles

Lace days, fairs & meetings attended.

October 2015

Christmas 2015 Bobbins

Design 1: Christmas Snowman Design 2: Christmas Robin Ebony or Lemonwood, Midland or Honiton £6.75 Bone, Midland or Honiton £9.75 Styles (see back of catalogue), , C, D, E, F, G, H, I & J Ebony £7.55 Design 3: Christmas Stocking Design 4: Christmas Reindeer

Ebony or Lemonwood, Midland or Honiton £7.25 Bone £10.25 Styles (see back of catalogue), , C, D, E, F, G, H, I & J Ebony £8.05 Design 5: Christmas Cottage. Design 6: Christmas Scene

Ebony or Lemonwood, Midland or Honiton £7.75 Bone £10.75 Styles (see back of catalogue), , C, D, E, F, G, H, I & J Ebony £8.55

Fairy Tales

A set of 21 bobbins beautifully hand painted Each bobbin has a different Fairy Tale and its name painted on to the bobbin.

Alice in Wonderland, Beauty and the Beast, Cinderella, Dick Whitington, Goldilocks and the Three Bears, Hansel and Gretel, The Princess and the Frog, Puss in Boots, Red Riding hood, Sleeping Beauty, Snow White and Rose Red, Rapunzel New designs, The Firebird, The Little Match Girl, Jack and the Bean Stalk, The Snow Queen, Thumbelina, The Musicians of Bremen, Tom Thumb, Peter Pan and Rumplestiltskin Ebony or Lemonwood, Midland or Honiton £7.25 each Bone £10.25 each Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00

How To Pay I accept payment by the following methods: Cheque (Made payable to C Parsons, paid in pounds sterling and drawn on a UK bank account) Credit/Debit cards, MasterCard, Visa, Solo, Maestro, JCB PayPal (a 3% charge will be added to your bill to cover PayPal’s high costs)

Credit/Debit card details: Please order via the www.thebobbinshop.com

DO NOT send any card details via email, it is not secure and you do so at your own risk

PayPal: I will email you a PayPal invoice; all you have to do is follow the instructions to make your payment securely via the PayPal website

Postal Charges United Kingdom rates by first class post 1-6 Bobbins £1.25 7-16 Bobbins £1.95 17 + Bobbins £3.50 Special Delivery Post if required £6.75 up to 6 bobbins £7.50 7 + bobbins

International Postage rates by Air Mail, 1-6 Bobbins £3.95 7-16 Bobbins £4.95 17 + Bobbins £7.95 Insurance for International customers (up to £250), 1-6 Bobbins £11.50 7-16 Bobbins £12.50 17 + Bobbins £14.95 Please note: I can not be held responsible for the loss of packages sent out by me via the Royal Mail. I obtain proof of posting on all orders. Those orders over £40 where the customer does not request Special Delivery post or Overseas customers who do not add insurance, it will be the customer who bares the loss. (The Royal Mail only pays up to £40 compensation for

Terms and Conditions Please note: All prices are per Bobbin, in pounds sterling. The bobbins are supplied without spangles unless requested at a extra cost of £1.00 per bobbin. International customers, you are responsible for any import duties or taxes that may be charged.

Most Bobbins are despatched within 2-5 days of receiving your order (if in stock). All bobbins are hand made and of very good quality. If you are not entirely happy, your money will be returned, if you return the Bobbins to me within 5 days of you receiving the order.

Disclaimer: Prices are subject to change. All goods remain the property of Chris Parsons until paid for in full.

Queen Elizabeth II Longest Reign

In celebration of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II being the Longest

Reigning British Monarch. I have made a beautifully engraved bobbin made

of Ebony with the wording and design in gold.

The design, two St Edward Crowns either side of the wording. ER Queen Elizabth II The Longest Reigning Monarch 9th September 2015 Bobbin styles available, Midland or Honiton £6.75 Each

Different Styles Of Bobbins I now supply, Midland Honiton, Continental, 11mm Flanders, Binche, Bayeux, long square, short square, International square bobbins in plain wood or any of my painted designs

A Midland B Honiton C Ebony Long Square D Ebony Short Square E Ebony International Square F Bayeux G 11mm Flanders H Binche I Continental

Chinoiserie designs This collection of 12 bobbins is available to order or collect from my Bobbin a month club

Each bobbin has a different Chinoiserie hand painted design.

Midland or Honiton Bobbins

Ebony £7.25ea Bone £10.25 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, I & J Ebony £8.00

Jane Austen Set To celebrate the 200 anniversary of Pride & Prejudice, I have

4 bobbins beautifully hand painted.

Design 1: Jane Austen. Design 2: Mr Darcy. Design 3: Lizy Bennett Design 4: Book & commemorative wording Ebony or Lemonwood, Midland or Honiton £7.25 Bone £10.25 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00

Fat Free Bobbins guaranteed no calories!!

1 2 3

4 5 6 Design 1: Pink cup cakes. Design 2: Ice creams and lollies. Design 3: Green tea set. Design 4: Birthday cake. Design 5: Lemon cup cakes. Design 6: Red tea set. Ebony or Lemonwood, Midland or Honiton £7.25 Bone, Midland or Honiton £10.25 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00

Canal Art Canal art designs has long been a part of the beauty and history of narrow boats. We have now reduced the artwork down to bobbin size and it can now grace your pillow.

Ebony or Lemonwood, Midland or Honiton £6.75 Bone, Midland or Honiton £9.75 Styles (see back of catalogue), , C, D, E, F, G, H, I & J Ebony £7.50

75th

Anniversary of the Battle of Britain

To Commemorate the 75th Anniversary of the Battle of Britain. I have produced an engraved ebony bobbin, the design in white is two Spitfires flying around the wording 75th Anniversary Battle of Britain 1940-2015

Bobbin styles available, Midland or Honiton £6.75 each

World War 1 100th

Annversary

To Commemorate the 100th

Anniversary of the outbreak of World War 1

I have a produced a beautifully engraved ebony bobbin The design is a headstone with the text “A Soldier of the Great War 1914-1918” with a simple white cross The additional text : WW1 100

th Anniversary

2014 Lest We Forget And a red poppy at the base Only available in Ebony Midland or Honiton Bobbins £6.95

Bobbin A Month Club Why not join the hundreds of lacemakers who have already enjoyed my very flexible "bobbin a month club"?

Collect any of the bobbins I sell, one, two, however many you want per month. No contract, stop and start when you want (just give one months notice) Open to both UK and International customers. Postal charges 95p for the UK, £3.00 Europe and £3.50 for International customers. No payments in advance. Easy payments by credit/debit card, cheque or paypal Create your own monthly wish list of bobbins from any of my bobbin collections All orders sent around the 1st of each month Here are some of the sets you can collect My new designs, Fat Free bobbins, Above and below the sea, Moonscapes, Autumn leaves, Lace designs, Christmas Carols, Famous Buildings, Butterflies, Celtic Designs, Orchids, Tropical Flowers of the World, Nursery Rhymes, 1000 Years of English Costume, Wild or Garden Flowers of the Alphabet, British Birds of the Alphabet, Foreign Birds of the Alphabet, Egyptian Gods, Ebony with Pewter, Twelve days of Christmas, Famous Women of History, Famous Men of History, Henry VIII.

My current longest standing bobbin a month customer joined in May 1993 and has had a different bobbin every month! Two other long term members joined in 1996 and 1999

Hand Painted Tatting Shuttles

I am pleased to be able to supply quality hand painted tatting shuttles; these are made from maple by Stewart Johnson and hand painted by the artists who paint my bobbins. The shuttles are HAND PAINTED in fine detail, Any of the hand painted designs in this catalogue for the bobbins can be painted on the shuttles

Please note all hand painted shuttles are sealed 5 times with a very hardwearing plastic coating to protect the designs Maple shuttle painted with any flower, bird or animal £11.95 Maple shuttle painted with a commemorative design £12.95 Maple shuttle painted with a pet portrait £12.95 Maple shuttle painted with a Beatrix Potter design £11.95

Other designs please ask for a quote

Aove and below the sea

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4 5 6 Design 1: Green Sailing boat. Design 2: Yellow angel fish. Design 3: Lighthouse. Design 4: Mermaid. Design 5: Red sailing boat. Design 6: Red angel fish. Ebony or Lemonwood, Midland or Honiton £7.25 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00

Moonscapes

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4 5 6 Design 1: Eclipse Design 2: Full moon. Design 3: Solar eclipse. Design 4: Moon phase. Design 5: Harvest moon. Design 6: Crescent moon. Ebony or Lemonwood, Midland or Honiton £7.25 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00

12 Herb Bobbins This collection of 12 bobbins is available to order or collect from my Bobbin a month club

Each bobbin has a different Herb design along with the name of the herb Basil, Sage, Chives, Rosemary, Thyme & Parsley. Dill, Lavender, Borage, Bryony, Camomile, Bergamont.

Midland or Honiton Bobbins Lemonwood £6.75ea Ebony £6.75ea Bone £9.75ea Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £7.50

6 Sampler Cross Stitch This collection of 6 bobbins is available to order or collect from my Bobbin a month club

Each bobbin has a different Sampler cross stitch design

Midland or Honiton Bobbins Lemonwood £7.25ea Ebony £7.25ea Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00

Embroidery Designs

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4 5 6

Designs 1-6 Ebony or Lemonwood, Midland or Honiton £7.25 styles (see back of catalogue), C, D, E, F, G, H, I & J, Ebony £8.00

Ebony & Silver Art Nouveau Flowers or Art Deco Herons

A Beautiful Ebony bobbin with a silver centre cast with Art Nouveau flowers or Art Dec Herons. There is 38 x 6mm solid silver section between a ebony base and head to produce a truly beautiful bobbin. The silver section was first carved by hand in wax under a microscope and then cast by the very talented jeweller Tim Blade. Aprox 4g of solid silver (not hallmarked)

Bobbin styles available, Midland or Honiton £27.95 each

Art Nouveau Art Deco

Ebony and Silver Commemoratives A 45 x 6mm sterling silver tube fitted between a ebony base and head to produce the ultimate commemorative bobbin. The silver is engraved with a diamond cutter to produce exceptionally fine text and graphics. We can add the wording and graphics of your choice.

Aprox 5g of sterling silver (not hallmarked)

Midland or Honiton bobbins. £22.95

A Beautiful Ebony bobbin with two 9crt gold bands. Perfect for Golden Wedding Anniversary’s Two 8mm x 6mm diameter 9crt gold bands mounted between a ebony base, middle and head to produce a truly beautiful bobbin. The gold can be engraved with your initials and dates. Approx 2g of 9crt gold (not hallmarked)Bobbin styles available, Midland £80

Lace Tools Acrylic handled Lacy Susan £3.95 Acrylic Handled Pin lifter £4.95 Acrylic Handled Pin Pusher £4.75 Acrylic Handled 0.4mm crochet hook £5.45 Divider Pins £2.50

Pricker/Needlecase This new design of pricker has a standard pin vice in one end, the wooden handle shaped for comfortable use is hollow, and the wooden knob at the top pulls off to keep the needles safely shut away in the handle

Made in Rosewood £7.95 ”Ebony With Pewter Inlay" These luxury bobbins will grace your pillow and make your colleagues extremely envious. I believe that I am the only professional bobbin maker reproducing these unusual and extremely elegant bobbins of times gone bye. The pattern is cut into the ebony, this is then filled with "molten" pewter, this is then cleaned up and then bobbin has its final shaping and sanding, it's difficult and time consuming to produce! Please contact me to see what designs I have in stock Ebony with pewter(Midlands only) £14.50each, £15.50 spangled.

A set of 24 Buildings from around the world This international set of bobbins comprises of 24 bobbins each painted with a Famous Building from around the world. The bobbin will have a picture of the building along with the name and country painted.

Big Ben, Eiffel Tower, Leaning Tower of Pisa, The White House, The Taj Mahal, The Great Wall of China, The Statue of Liberty, Sydney Opera House, Shakespeare’s Theatre, The Pyramids, Windmill, The Acropolis, Alhambra, Arc de Triumph, New Tokyo Tower, Tower Bridge, Kiyomizu-dera Temple, The Bridge of Sighs, The Guggenheim, The Eden Project, The Louvre Pyramid, Ephesus, The Alamo, The Coliseum. Midland or Honiton Bobbins Ebony or Lemonwood £7.25ea Bone £10.25ea Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00 "Famous Men Of History" The collection comprises of 12 bobbins each with the wording "Famous Men of History" together with the name of the man and his portrait

They are: Julius Caesar, Leonardo da Vinci, Galileo Galilei Michelangelo, William Shakespeare, Ludwig van Beethoven, Napoleon Bonaparte, Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein, Orville Wright, Winston Churchill, and Neil Armstrong. Midland and Honiton Bobbins Lemonwood £7.25 Ebony £7.25 Bone £10.215 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00 "Famous Women Of History" This collection comprises of 12 bobbins each with the wording "Famous Women of History" together with the name of the women and her portrait

They are: Cleopatra, Boudicca, Joan of Arc, Queen Elizabeth 1st, Florence Nightingale, Queen Victoria, George Eliot, Emmeline Pankhurst, Amelia Earhart, Marilyn Monroe, Margaret Thatcher, Mother Teresa.

Midland and Honiton Lemonwood £7.25 Ebony £7.25 Bone £10.255ea Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00

1000 Years of English Costume This collection of 24 bobbins is now available to order or collect from my Bobbin a month club

Each bobbin has a figure dressed in the costume from the following years. The year will also be painted on the bobbin. 1050, 1350, 1550, 1620, 1750, 1794, 1800, 1838, 1846, 1860, 1881, 1895, 1909, 1912, 1917, 1928, 1930, 1939, 1947, 1965, 1967, 1977, 1984 and 1990.

Midland or Honiton Bobbins Lemonwood £7.25ea Ebony £7.25ea Bone £10.25ea Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00 Nursery Rhymes This collection of 24 bobbins comes with a scene from the list of Nursery Rhymes below. Mary Mary, Old King Cole, Dr Foster, 3 Blind mice, Sing a song of sixpence, Ride a cock horse, Ring a ring of roses, Old mother hubard, Pussy cat pussy cat, There was an old woman, Row, row row your boat, Wee Willie Winkie, Rub a dub dub, Hickory Dickory Dock, Humpty Dumpty, Rock a bye baby, I saw a ship a sailing a sailing, I had a little nut tree, Little Jack Horner, Jack & Jill, Little Bo Peep, Little Miss Moffet, This Little Pig & Hey Diddle Diddle Midland or Honiton Bobbins Lemonwood £6.75ea Ebony £6.75ea Bone £9.75 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £7.50 A Set Of 12 Butterflies British Butterflies Gatekeeper, Large White, Orange Tip, Common Blue, Peacock, Red Admiral Foreign Butterflies Symothoe Sangaris (Africa), Argema Mittrei (Madagascar), Armandia Lidderdalei (China) , Papilio Paradisea (New Guinea), Heliconious Cybia (Peru), Kallima Inachus (India) Midland or Honiton Bobbins Lemonwood £6.75ea Ebony £6.75ea Bone £9.75ea Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £7.50

Rainbow Bobbins A Lemonwood Bobbin dyed with bright colours; The Bobbin is dyed all over apart from the neck & head and is sealed with a hardwearing plastic coating a single colour, or a variety of colours that merge from one to another.

Colours (single); Red, Orange, Yellow, Green, Blue, Indigo, Violet £3.25 Colours (merged); using any 3 colours e.g. Yellow-Green-Blue £3.75

Sparklers A Ebony bobbin sprinkled with glitter then lacquered. £4.95

Travellers Bobbins 3" As woods (Group 1) £1.75 As woods (Group 2) £1.95 Bog Oak 4000 BC £3.25 Pink Ivory Wood £3.70 Snakewood £5.75 Rainbow (single) £2.75 Rainbow (merged) £3.25 (1) Honiton Bobbins

Woods (Group 1) £1.90 Box, Holly, Laburnum, Lacewood, Pau Rose, Wenge, Satinwood, Yew, Zebrano, Mulberry, Lemonwood. Woods (Group 2) £2.25 Olive, Pernambuco, Mexican Rosewood, Tulipwood, Lignum Vitae, Rosewood, Violet-Rosewood, African Blackwood, Zircote, Kingwood, Jaguars Ear, Purpleheart. Ebony, Osage orange, Cocuswood, Second quality Snakewood (plain grain) Bog Oak 4000 BC £3.50 Pink Ivory Wood £3.95 Snakewood £5.95 Ebony, Mother & Babe £6.50 Bone £4.75 Rainbow (single) £3.00 Rainbow (merged) £3.50

Midland Bobbins

Beginners Bobbins "Lemonwood" Unpolished £1.50 Woods (Group 1) £1.90 Lacewood, Yew, Lilac, Laburnum, Holly, Box, Zebrano. Pau rose, (not shown)

Woods (Group 2) £2.25 Olive, Tulipwood, Jaguars Ear, Pernambuco, African Blackwood Kingwood, Purpleheart Rosewood, Lignum Vitae. Ebony, Osage orange, Cocuswood, Second Quality Snakewood (plain grain).

Scented wood £3.25 Bog Oak 4000 BC £3.50 (1) Pink Ivory Wood £3.95 (2) Snakewood £5.95 (3) Ebony, Mother & Babe £6.50 (4) Ebony, Mother & Twins £8.95 (4) Ebony, Mother & Triplets £11.4 5 Bone £4.75 Barleytwist bone 1 £7.95 Barleytwist bone 2 £9.95 Bobbins with Jingles (loose rings) in: (5) Tulipwood, Rosewood, Mexican, Rosewood £4.75 Hookies made in Yew £4.95 (6) (6) (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)

24 British & Tropical Orchids Let this set bloom on your pillow. The Twelve British & Twelve Tropical Orchids will brighten up your pillow with a splash of colour. Each is painted in fine detail.

British Orchids Bee Orchid, Loose Flowered Orchid, Common Spotted Orchid, Fragrant Orchid, Early Spider Orchid, Military Orchid, Early Purple Orchid, Fen Orchid, Pryamid Orchid, Fly Orchid, Musk Orchid & Green Winged Orchid.

Tropical Orchids Masdevallia, Ada aurantiaca Punctata, Pathiopedilum, Angraecum Leonis, Oncidrum Baricosum, Laeliocattleya, Brassocattleya, Odontoglassum Alport, Cypripedium Alma Gaevert, Bletilia, Epidendrum Ibaguense, Coelogyne Ochracea. Midland or Honiton Bobbins Lemonwood £6.75ea Ebony £6.75ea Bone £9.75ea

Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £7.75

A set of 12 Celtic designs This is set of 12 unusual celtic designs each is beautifully hand painted. Midland or Honiton Bobbins Lemonwood £6.75ea Ebony £6.75ea Bone £9.75ea

Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £7.50

Commemoratives bobbins Are a speciality; we paint for Birthdays, Christenings, Weddings, and Anniversaries. We also paint Lace Day bobbins, Group member’s bobbins etc. All these have the wording of your choice and a relevant design painted in great detail.

Midland or Honiton Ebony or Lemonwood £6.75 Bone £9.75 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £7.50

Saints Bobbins

Each bobbin has a different Saint Design along with the Saints name St Christopher, St Francis, St George, St Martin, St Nicholas & St Valentine, St Catherine, St Genevieve, St Anne, St Joan of Arc, St Mary Magdalene, St Theresa, St Anthony, St Michael, St Joseph, St Monica, St Helena, St Lucy. More photos on the web site www.lace-bobbins.co.uk Midland or Honiton Bobbins Lemonwood £7.75ea Ebony £7.75ea Bone £10.75ea Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I & Ebony £9.50

Ebony & Silver Art Nouveau Flowers or Art Deco Herons

A Beautiful Ebony bobbin with a silver centre cast with Art Nouveau flowers or Art Dec Herons. There is 38 x 6mm solid silver section between a ebony base and head to produce a truly beautiful bobbin. The silver section was first carved by hand in wax under a microscope and then cast by the very talented jeweller Tim Blade. Aprox 4g of solid silver (not hallmarked)

Bobbin styles available, Midland or Honiton £27.95 each

Art Nouveau Art Deco

Ebony and Silver Commemoratives A 45 x 6mm sterling silver tube fitted between a ebony base and head to produce the ultimate commemorative bobbin. The silver is engraved with a diamond cutter to produce exceptionally fine text and graphics. We can add the wording and graphics of your choice.

Aprox 5g of sterling silver (not hallmarked)

Midland or Honiton bobbins. £22.95

A Beautiful Ebony bobbin with two 9crt gold bands. Perfect for Golden Wedding Anniversary’s Two 8mm x 6mm diameter 9crt gold bands mounted between a ebony base, middle and head to produce a truly beautiful bobbin. The gold can be engraved with your initials and dates. Approx 2g of 9crt gold (not hallmarked)Bobbin styles available, Midland £80

The Lords Prayer Bobbins This beautiful pair of Ebony bobbin has the wording engraved and filled in gold.

The first bobbin has; Our Father, who art in heaven, hallowed be thy name. Thy Kingdom come, thy will be done, on earth as it is in heaven Give us this day our daily bread. And forgive us our trespasses, as we forgive those who trespass against us.

And the second bobbin has; And lead us not into temptation, but deliver us from evil. For thine is the kingdom, the power and the glory, for ever and ever. Amen.

Taken from the Anglican Book of Common Prayer, 1662

A Pair of Ebony (midland bobbins only) £13.50

The Lacemakers Prayer Bobbin This Midland bobbin has engraved in very fine text over six lines the following Lacemaker's Prayer in gold text.

"From breaking thread and bending pins, brittle parchment and unmarked pricking, lumpy pillows, half hitches that run, and people who say 'is that all you've done'. Good Lord deliver us" Ebony (Midland bobbins only) £6.75

Christmas Carols

1 2 3 Design 1: Away in a Manger. Design 2: Once in Royal David's City. Design 3: O Come all ye Faithful Design 4: Silent Night. Design 5: While Shepherds Watched their Flocks. Design 6: O little town of Bethlehem All these bobbins have the first verse of the carol engraved onto the bobbin Only available in Ebony Midland Bobbins £6.75

Hand Painted Beatrix Potter Characters I am able to paint the characters from the Beatrix Potter Stories. The main Characters are held in stock. A list is available on request Midland or Honiton Lemonwood £6.75ea Ebony £6.75ea Bone £9.75 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £7.50 Please state the character you would like when ordering Please note all the Beatrix Potter Characters are painted under a licence from copyrights, and are protected by

laws Beatrix Potter characters are only available to United Kingdom, USA, Japan And Australian customers Flowers Of The Month Hand painted on Lemonwood, Ebony or Bone, in Midland or Honiton Bobbins. Of the same high quality of the other flower Bobbins I do, but with the addition of the month written on. Made to order only January, Snowdrop. February, Crocus. March, Daffodil. April, Violet. May, Lily of the Valley. June, Rose. July, Pansy. August, Poppies. September, Marigold. October, Michaelmas Daisies. November, Chrysanthemums. December, Poinsettia or Christmas Roses. Midland or Honiton Ebony or Lemonwood £6.75ea, Bone £9.75ea, Styles (see back of catalogue)C, D, E, F, G, H, I £7.50

Garden Flower Alphabet Anemone (de Caen), Bluebell, Camelia or Carnation , Daffodil, Eschscholzia , Forget me not, Gazania (yellow), Honesty, Iris (purple), Jonquil, Kalmia (mountain laurel), Lily of the Valley, Marigold, Nastutium, Oxalis, Pansy, Queen of the night, Rose, Snowdrop, Tulip, Ursinia, Veronica, Wigala, Xeranthemum, Yucca or Yarrow, Zinnia Wild Flower Alphabet Anemone, Buttercup, Cowslip, Dandelion, Eggs and Bacon, Foxglove, Gentian, Harebell, Iris flag (yellow)., Jack by the hedge, Knot grass, Ladys smock, Milkwort, Nnightshade, Orchid, Pimpernell, Queen Annes lace, Rock rose, Speedwell, Toadflax, Ulex europoeus (furze), Vetch, Willow herb, Xylorhiza, Yellow wort, Zigadenus This is our suggested list but we are happy to exchange and flower for one of your own choice.

Midland & Honiton Ebony or Lemonwood £6.75ea Bone £9.75ea Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £7.50

Lace Designs

1 2 3 4 Twelve different lace designs, examples above.

Ebony, Midland or Honiton £7.25 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00

Christmas Lace Designs

1 2 3

4 5 6 Design 1: Lace Christmas Tree. Design 2: Lace Christmas Stocking. Design 3: Lace Holly. Design 4: Lace Mistletoe. Design 5: Lace Angels. Design 6: Lace Snowflake Ebony, Midland or Honiton £7.25 Styles (see back of catalogue), , C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00 “Iridescents” A range of hand painted ebony bobbins using iridescent paints to reflect the naturally occurring patterns and colours found in mother of pearl, abalone, agate, marble and semi precious stones. No two bobbins are the same! Midland or Honiton £7.25 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £8.00

Tropical Flowers Of The World Each bobbin has a different Tropical Flower hand painted and the name of the flower plus the country/region it grows in written on the bobbin.

Africa, Glory Lilly, Argentina, Cats Claw Vine, Brazil Paper Flower, Brazil, Easter Orchid, China, Orchid Tree

Columbia, Tailflower, East Indies, Ixora, Ecuador, Pink Quill, Hawaii, Lobster Claw, India, Clock Vine, Java, Vanda Orchid

Mexico, Cup & Saucer Vine, Mexico, Shaving Brush, New Caledonia, Fire Tree, Philippines, Rosy Moth Orchid, South Africa, Bird of Paradise Flower, South Africa, Tree Fuchsia, South East Asia, Shell Ginger, South Sea Islands, Torch Ginger Thailand, Asiatic Lady’s Slipper, Trinidad, Cannonball Tree, Tropical Africa, Sausage Tree, Tropical South America, Red Passion Flower, West Indies, Tabebuia

Midland and Honiton Bobbins Ebony or Lemonwood £6.75ea Bone £9.75 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £7.50 Flowers Snowdrop, Poppy, Dog Rose, Daisy, Bluebell, Cowslip, Violet, Daffodil, Crocus, Rose, Foxglove, Sunflower, Sweet Pea, Dandelion, Iris, Lilly of the Valley, Lilies, Cyclamen, Wood Anemone, Fuchsia, Primrose, Forget me Knot, Pansy Strawberry and Flower. Birds & Animals Swan, Owls, Blue Tit, Wren, Parrot, Pheasant, Peacock, Cockerel, Fox, Badger, Frog, Mouse on Corn, Bee on Flower, Ladybird on Leaf, Red Squirrel, Deer, Lion, Tiger, Giraffe, Zebra, Leopard, Chimpanzee, Elephant, Panda and Horses head. The above lists are just suggestions. We are quite happy to paint any other flower, bird or animal of your choice

Flowers/ Birds/Animals Midland Or Honiton Bobbins Ebony or Lemonwood. £5.95 Bone. £8.95 Styles (see back of catalogue) C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £7.75 Pet Portrait bobbins, we can paint on to the bobbin from a photo of your favourite pet together with the name and date. Please send a SAE for the return of your photos or email them to me at chris@lace-bobbins.co.uk. Please note all hand painted Bobbins are sealed 5 times with a very hardwearing plastic coating to protect the designs. Midland or Honiton Ebony or Lemonwood£7.75 Bone £10.50 Styles (see back of catalogue), , C, D, E, F, G, H, I Ebony £9.50

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Highbury Street, Coleford, Radstock, BA3 5NL, United Kingdom

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