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bobbin

[bob-in] / ˈbɒb ɪn /


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And how long before this hyperbaric, ultrasonic sewing machine spins a bobbin?

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 12, 2026

In the adjoining bathroom, you’ll find brass switchplates and a hand-drawn and -painted black-and-white encaustic tile inspired by European antique bobbin furniture legs.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2025

You get to peek over the lacemaker’s shoulder: She is making bobbin lace, one of the most expensive commodities of early modern Europe.

From New York Times Dec. 8, 2022

After a trip through a huge dryer, our bobbin is fresh and dry, then we're back in the car and heading up the road to Burnley.

From BBC Dec. 26, 2017

The large courtyard was sunlit and humming with busyness, as twelve women sat at large frames making bobbin lace.

From "The Boy Who Met a Whale" by Nizrana Farook




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