Posted 12 years ago
okeeffe294
(75 items)
The green one is approx 11 inches long and the brown 10. They are hollow and the wire things come right off. The patina is what grabbed me and now I have them and have no idea what I have. Please help!
Best regards,
Brian O'Keeffe
LOL!!
Thanks Tom...lol
You're very welcome okeefe294, they're yarn bobbins.
LOL!!!! Laughter is the music of the soul..have a good night Tom LOL..
True that okeeffe294. Rest well, and may the world greet you tomorrow with all great things! =)
Nice, seldom do you see the yarn guide with them.
50 shades of grey tools?
Thanks AZ Tom, :) Dr Fluffy!
aka: threaded wooden spindles
Tall Cakes....NICE..!!
The wood part is called a pirn; thread would be wound onto the narrow, tapered section and the thicker part, with the metal bands, would fit into a clamp inside a shuttle as used on a weaving loom. In use the thread would simply wind off the small end without the pirn rotating. I've not seen the wire device before but having seen people turn the shuttles into things like candle holders I wonder if it was someone's art project.