Antique Lacemaking Spools with Cards and Bobbins handmade cloth doll And then inside

And then inside

and elsewhere some scattered stains and smudges

clearly quite pleased with herself in her big red bow

with three different concave areas that feel as if custom shaped in order to accommodate the tight squeeze of a hand (mine quite exactly

There is a sticker note on the bottom of this lovely treen box that describes it as American

Antique Lacemaking Spools with Cards and Bobbins handmade cloth doll And then insideI've been looking at a fair bit of bobbin lace, so was excited to find this lot at Brimfield, which includes two large lacemaking spools, six punched lace patterns (plus two on the spools) and a whole bunch of wooden bobbins. From what I have learned, the spools would be used in conjunction with a lacemaking "pillow" (essentially a pillow with a simple armature for holding the ends of the spool) which could be placed on the table or on the lap, and