Tools Of The Art

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* *Different types of shuttles.*
I just liked the looks of the angels on this one.		*I bought this at an antique store, but I 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.*
	*All the Shuttles in this group were hand made by Randy Houtz.* *These are a bit smaller than the ones I normally use. All of these have a bobbin that holds the thread. The one has a point which he doesn't even make anymore.*
^{I just had this one made in Sept. 2008 for my birthday. It is made out of Elks Antlers.}		^{Orange Wood}
*Laminated wood which starts off as Maple. Blue is my favorite color.*		*Blood wood*
	*These shuttles came from Roseground Shuttles*
	These shuttles also hold the thread in a bobbin. They come with this little miniature screw driver used for adjustment. The little wooden dowel holds the bobbin while adding thread, neat idea and really handy.
	*Mock Ivory*

	*African Blackwood*
	*These shuttles are made by Dave at Grizzly Mountainarts.com*
	This is made from Sunflower seed husks and at thee end is a piece of Mammoth Ivory.
*This one is made of Rose Wood and I had the rose carved on each side. The picture on the right shows a piece of ivory that is at the end.*		*This is made from Blood Wood*
	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 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 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.*