bobbin

Example Sentences

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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

We hand over our pink bobbin and it's mounted on to the loom.

From BBC • Dec. 26, 2017

She pointed to the metal shaft mostly covered by the bobbin and flyer.

From "Bye Forever, I Guess" by Jodi Meadows