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pair of silver bodkins — thistlethistle
BODKINS >>>><<<< bodkins are large blunt tipped needles that I use to lace my 18th century stays;; the name comes from the Middle English “boydekin” meaning dagger;;; these tools were used in everyday dressing from the 15th-18th centuries. many photos of lovely extant examp
BODKINS >>>><<<< bodkins are large blunt tipped needles that I use to lace my 18th century stays;; the name comes from the Middle English “boydekin” meaning dagger;;; these tools were used in everyday dressing from the 15th-18th centuries. many photos of lovely extant examp