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Old 10-12-2011, 09:49   #133
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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.
corkwork.co.uk/ tells about it .

We also used to make two holes in tin lids , put string through them , colour the lids with differrent colours of chalk , and then make them spin round to give a nice colourful effect . We called them yo-yos , but they wern't the type you can buy in shops .

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