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09-01-2012, 11:25 AM
#42
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Correct! It is a tatting shuttle that is missing the circular bobbin holding thread, usually a fine ga., like 50 ga.. They are still available, but like everything else, way more expensive now days. It would look nice in an antique sewing basket though.
09-01-2012, 12:37 PM
#43
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Originally Posted by DonnaMiller
Correct! It is a tatting shuttle that is missing the circular bobbin holding thread, usually a fine ga., like 50 ga.. They are still available, but like everything else, way more expensive now days. It would look nice in an antique sewing basket though.
09-03-2012, 02:06 PM
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Yes, now we use plastic tatting shuttles; that was the old style metal shuttle. Makes lace decorations. (You work for hours to get a tiny little bit done!) Oh, you do this with your hands --- does not go in a sewing machine. They must have stored it in their sewing machine.
