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1,2&3: Craponne bobbins, where metallic thread was used to make lace
for church, so the part devoted to the thread is more important than for
linen
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4 Centre of France
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5 ivory Normandy bobbin
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6,7,8,9: Normandy, note that #9 has a ring (like the Lorraine one on the
other picture: it is called marriage bobbin. The tradition wanted that
the fiance made the bobbins with two rings and cut off one on the day of
the marriage to show that the couple was only one person)
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source: Lysiane Brulet's book: La Dentelle aux
Fuseaux, Editor: Le Temps Apprivoise
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