The types of lace made were not ruled by county boarders. What we know as the Bedfordshire type was made in all the counties of the East Midlands - as was Bucks Point. There was a Northampton Point, the term was not so common but was usually known for baby laces.
The ‘Thumpers’ were mostly used in the South Bucks area, though many were later adapted to carry a spangle. The way the lady is working is typical of that area, they rarely used a pillow horse or stand, the bolster type pillow rested usually toward the left side of the lap with the left hand working the bobbins and the right hand lifting and placing the pins in the pattern. I’ve seen this method being used by Continental lace makers as the bobbins can be rolled rather than thrown/tossed as is necessary with spangled bobbins. Diana in Northamptonshire > On 17 Jul 2018, at 19:57, Jill Hawkins <j...@myhawkins.co.uk> wrote: > > I was also surprised to see that the lacemaker was using what I know as > "Bucks thumpers" to make Bedfordshire lace. Thumpers refers to the style > of bobbin she is using. I was not aware that they used thumpers for Beds. > > Jill > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
