Lace-making Shuttle
Item number 1350/35 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
Item number 1350/35 from the MOA: University of British Columbia.
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Ivory-coloured, smooth plastic shuttle is ovoid in shape, with tapered ends, and consists of two pieces, joined together at the centre with an oblong post; the two pieces curve inward so that they come together at the ends. One end is sharply pointed. White silk gymp thread is wound around the centre post.
Holds silk gymp thread which is used in making bobbin lace.
weaving; textiles
Bedfordshire 16th-20th Century Pillow Lace-Making Collection.
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Holds silk gymp thread which is used in making bobbin lace.
weaving; textiles
Bedfordshire 16th-20th Century Pillow Lace-Making Collection.
Ivory-coloured, smooth plastic shuttle is ovoid in shape, with tapered ends, and consists of two pieces, joined together at the centre with an oblong post; the two pieces curve inward so that they come together at the ends. One end is sharply pointed. White silk gymp thread is wound around the centre post.
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