Tools Of The Art

^{Different Types of Bobbins}

These are tools used to make Bobbin Lace

^{These two are dated 1994 and 1999. These were bought at
conventions that I went to.}

^{Brown marbled wood with gold wire wrapped around it.}

^{This bobbin has spangles which keeps it from rolling.}

^{These square type bobbins are really nice to use. Even without
the spangles they don't roll around.}

^{This is a heavier bobbin just recently purchased that I will probably
use when I am applying a gimp thread which is a heavier than the main
thread that I am using.}

^{Compared to the ones on the left these are very small and lightweight
used with finer thread.}

^{Project done and bobbins are now cleared of all the left-over thread.}

^{Other Tools For Bobbin Lace}

^{Here are two different types of prickers. Each one holds a pin
which is used to put a hole into every dot that is on the pattern that I am working
on.}

^{This is just one type of winder that is used to wind thread onto the
bobbins.}

^{This little tool just sticks into the pillow that I am working on.
It has a little magnet on the side so when I am working with a tool that
has metal on it and needs to be put down I can just let it connect to
the magnet instead of having to put it over on a table. A friend
of mine gave this to me after her trip over to Bruges.}

^This ^{is a set of bobbin
holders. When I am working on a large project and want to either
hold a bunch of them together or even when traveling I can then put a
bunch of bobbins on one of these and then pull the elastic over so they
don't roll all over.}

	*^{Tatting Tools}* ^D^{ifferent types of shuttles.}
I just liked the looks of the angels on this one.		^{This one is very pretty. I bought it at an antique store, but don't really use it to much because it slides around in my fingers a lot.}

	*My Newest Collection of Hand Made Shuttles Which Use A Bobbin To Hold The Thread.*
^{I just had this one made in Sept.2008 for my birthday. It is made out of Elks Antlers. It holds the thread with a bobbin.}	^{These two shuttles were hand made. They a bit smaller than the normal ones that I use. It has a bobbin to hold the thread. Handy tool.}	^{Another hand made shuttle done in Orange wood also using a bobbin. Love it!}
Laminated wood also hand made.		Blood wood, hand made.
	Just Different Types of Shuttles
	*Ceramic shuttles that make a musical type sound when the threads pulls out of them.*
	Two shuttles I purchased at the Lace Convention in Rockford, IL in 2008. These have groves in them to hold beads.
This is one shuttle showing both sides. The design is pretty cool.		Another shuttle like the one on the left. Both hand made.
^{Had to take the tarnish off this first before I took the picture. That's why I don't use it either because it turns my fingers black.}		*^{Just a plain old plastic shuttle that is so easy to handle.}*

	*^{Viking Husqvarna}* ^{This machine and the one below are the same machine. This one has the embroidery attachment on it. The one below is used for regular sewing with the attachment off. This is my newest (now over 4 years old) and can do larger embroidery.}
	*^{Now I am ready to sew again.}*

	^{This is my Pacesetter which is a Brother machine. It can also be a sewing machine by just removing the attachment. This is my older one but still quite workable.}
	^{This is my serger. I could no longer be without one of these machines, in fact I now have three of them.}