Decorative or functional work produced using bobbin machinery; refers to lace-making or textile production methods using bobbin technology.
From bobbin + work (a compound noun). Developed during the industrial era to describe lace and textile products created specifically by bobbin machinery. The compound structure mirrors other industrial terms like 'metalwork' or 'needlework.'
Bobbinwork was considered genuinely high-end industrial art in the 1800s—factories would display their best bobbinwork like we display phone designs today, competing to show off their technical innovations!
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