Medieval Bobbin "Mary Rose" - long

Medieval bobbin from the Mary Rose.

Here you can buy a detailed replica of a medieval bobbin with needle case that was made after a found from the Mary Rose ship wreck.

The Mary Rose bobbin is turned from a single piece of acacia wood and has a carefully polished surface.

Link to the original Mary Rose Bobbin...

The medieval bobbin is divided into two parts so that two different types of thread can be rolled up.

The inside is hollow like the historical Mary Rose bobbin and closed with a wooden stopper. This allows you to store several sewing needles so that they do not get lost.

The dimensions of the medieval bobbin are 14 x 2.5 cm, with a hole of 0.8 mm diameter.

There are several finds of thread spools from the Middle Ages and the Renaissance, which show that these artefacts were quite common in medieval households. In addition to rural thread spools for several threads, those with a compartment for needles were also common.

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The Mary Rose was an English warship built in Portsmouth from 1509-1511 AD. As early as 1545, the Mary Rose sank in the Solent, a branch of the English Channel, during a sea battle against the French in the course of the Italian War of 1542-1546. The wreck, some of which is excellently preserved, was salvaged in 1982 and can now be visited at the dockyard in Portsmouth Harbour.

Around 19,000 items were recovered from the wreck of the Mary Rose, including 137 yew longbows, numerous medical instruments and a large number of household items and personal artefacts of the seamen.