TheGirlsMum
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BobbinsWhile out with the girls today I actually saw some hand turned wooden bobbins at £2.80 each. How about that for a coinsidence. 
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Haize
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Hehe, yes.
Some patterns need more than 40 pairs of bobbins, that could cost a lot! I guess if you get into it, you start out needing less anyway though, so it's not so much of a blow as if you went and bought 100 at once...
We used to buy bobbin "blanks", little bits of interesting wood just the right size for making the bobbins from. I've no idea how much they used to cost.
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lottie
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I was going to say that that sounds like a bargain for something hand turned - then I paged down and saw how many you need Haize 
Still, if you knew someone who was making lace then you could by a couple for them as a present.
And NO this is not a cue for you all posting saying you are just starting - I said if I knew someone - for a forum full
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n
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There is someone on my spinning forum whose husband is making drop spindles... I wonder......
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Cabbagepatch
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hmm, I know a Lloyd who's good at woodwork and he has to sit with his leg up for at least a week......
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lottie
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Orders being placed right now. 40 - 100 in a week  
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Haize
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Is Lloyd allowed a lathe in the living room?! My dad and I would be most envious if so! Hehe.
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Cabbagepatch
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um NO  . However the sofa in the snug that the dogs sleep on can easily be shifted into the garden..
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