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What is a bobbin?

What is a bobbin? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. A spool or cylinder around which wire is coiled.
  2. In a sewing machine, the small spool that holds the lower thread.
  3. The little rounded piece of wood at the end of a latch string, which is pulled to raise the latch.
  4. (haberdashery) A fine cord or narrow braid.
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Thread the machine needle with white thread and the bobbin with red thread.
Hand-made lace falls into two broad categories, needle point lace and bobbin or pillow lace.
A quantity of lace includes Chantilly, Brussels, Flemish, Antwerp, and Devon bobbin lace.
If I don't hold the bobbin on the spindle, it slides just far enough out that the notch slides out of place and it won't wind.
Thread the sewing machine with monofilament thread in the needle and thread to match the felt in the bobbin.
The techniques used to create this type of hair jewelry resemble those for making bobbin lace.

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