bobbin
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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
So with a bobbin of freshly spun Manchester cotton in hand, we headed 45 miles north to Blackburn.
From BBC • Dec. 26, 2017
Spinning like a bobbin, she wraps fabric around her body as fast as others can pull it off.
From New York Times • Dec. 6, 2017
When Gran wasn’t looking, I removed the bobbin from the spinning wheel, wrapped it in a rag, and tied it to my waist.
From "Rump: The (Fairly) True Story of Rumpelstilskin" by Liesl Shurtliff
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