Rosemary Griggs
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Author and speaker who spends a lot of time in the sixteenth century. I make and wear historical clothing. Love old buildings , churches, needlework and Devon. Ever hopeful gardener #history #tudor #HistoricalFiction #devon #Books #needlework 🪡✍️🌱📚
It’s thought to be a reference to the early bobbins that add tension to the threads as it’s worked over a pillow being made from bones. It’s also suggested in a Victorian book that the Honiton lacemakers may have used fish bones instead of pins in the pillow to wind the threads round.
November 20, 2025 at 5:39 PM
It’s thought to be a reference to the early bobbins that add tension to the threads as it’s worked over a pillow being made from bones. It’s also suggested in a Victorian book that the Honiton lacemakers may have used fish bones instead of pins in the pillow to wind the threads round.