tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post5547481753057886638..comments2024-03-24T21:42:17.025-04:00Comments on Loose Threads: <small>Yet Another Costuming Blog</small>: Viking Sewing Box--Bobbin Win!Cathy Raymondhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-64717901035673432202009-04-29T17:26:00.000-04:002009-04-29T17:26:00.000-04:00I'm sure they do look like modern embroidery floss...I'm sure they do look like modern embroidery floss bobbins--in fact, I assume that's what the woman on EBay who sold them to me bought them to do! And that's why I'm fairly confident that the objects from Birka were used for the same purpose. For many things, form really does follow function.Cathy Raymondhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04580681386443534011noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2670213486548123819.post-65915072493274606942009-04-29T08:44:00.000-04:002009-04-29T08:44:00.000-04:00The more things change, the more they stay the sam...The more things change, the more they stay the same...I suppose I don't need to mention that those bobbins look *exactly* like the ones used today for holding embroidery floss? Those are made out of cardboard, of course.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com