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Old 09-12-2011, 15:04   #121
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Re: And Pastimes

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Originally Posted by claytonx View Post
Did anyone knock panel pins into the top of empty cotton bobbins and then weave different coloured wool around them so it came out through the hole in the bobbin in a long cord.What you did with it after I don't remember. Maybe someone will.
Homemade version of a commercial toy called a knitting nancy, had a little face and hair painted on it

Knitting Nancy Kit - Stocking fillers up to £3

Couldn't use a cotton reel now, they're plastic!
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