About Myself

I am a full time professional bobbin maker/supplier, living on the Mendips, about 10 miles from the beautiful city of Bath, England.
I started making and selling bobbins in the mid 1980's, when I turned wood as a hobby, and attended local craft fairs. It was not long before local Lacemakers from Wessex Lacemakers & Clevedon Lacemakers took me under their wing and gave me some constructive criticism re the bobbins that I was producing at that time  (I owe special thanks to Mrs Reed from Bristol Lacemakers). I took their advice, developed my own style and have never looked back. Invitations to lace events soon followed, and I was producing more & more bobbins.

In 1986 I won a Gold medal at the "Woodworker" show for a display of my bobbins .

Since 1992 I have been making my full time living from turning bobbins.  I specialize in quality hand turned & hand painted Midland (spangled), Honiton, Flanders Binche,
Bayeux , Continental, Square and Travel bobbins in wood & bone. I am probably best known for my painted bobbins (and recently hand painted tatting shuttles) and am one of only two bobbin makers/suppliers in the UK that have a license from Copyrights to hand paint some of the characters from Beatrix Potter (Copyright Frederick Warne & co 1991). Commemorative's bobbins are another specialty, many individuals & groups will already know of  their excellent quality. Have a look on my "Bobbins" pages to see all the bobbins I make

Below is my sales stand at the National Lacemakers Christmas fair held at Cranmore Park in December.                                                         
Opposite is a recent photo of myself and my son Joseph in my workshop. Maybe one day it will be "Lace Bobbins by Chris Parsons & Son"