lovespoons

Such lovespoons might, a few years ago, have been seen in many Welsh homes, where they hung as things of ornament and sentiment, for it is said they were given in "spooning" days to the girl of his choice by the lover.

Chats on Household Curios 1900

Just as the Welsh lovespoons and the Sunderland glass rolling-pins were given as love tokens, many of these bobbins are the result of patient labour, their decoration having often been the work of days; ivory, bone, wood, and metal being cut and shaped, gilded and stained, in order to provide the favoured one with a bobbin unlike any other and quite distinctive in design.

Chats on Household Curios 1900

The collection of Welsh lovespoons in the National Museum of Wales, several of which are illustrated in Fig. 85, is quite unique.

Chats on Household Curios 1900

The knitter seems to have been peculiarly fortunate, for knitting sticks and sheaths afforded the amateur carver ample opportunities of showing his skill; and, like the carved lovespoons, of which there is such a famous collection in the Cardiff Museum, the knitting sheaths and sticks seem to indicate that in a similar way the amorous swain gave vent to his feelings in the curious designs, mottoes, and names which he carved upon knitting sticks and kindred objects used by the lady of his choice.

Chats on Household Curios 1900

I say 'awesome' way too much, and am a really good cook. kinks (648 posts) on March 18, 2009 - 7: 02am. hate to burst your bubble but its now acceptable for anyone to give a wooden spoon at weddings although your right its a welsh myth / tradition 'lovespoons' haha i sound like such a geek but i remember reading about it for an essay i did on welsh myths ... elle1630 (499 posts) on March 18, 2009 - 8: 17am.

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I say 'awesome' way too much, and am a really good cook. kinks (644 posts) on March 18, 2009 - 7: 02am. hate to burst your bubble but its now acceptable for anyone to give a wooden spoon at weddings although your right its a welsh myth / tradition 'lovespoons' haha i sound like such a geek but i remember reading about it for an essay i did on welsh myths ... elle1630 (498 posts) on March 18, 2009 - 8: 17am.

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I say 'awesome' way too much, and am a really good cook. kinks (642 posts) on March 18, 2009 - 7: 02am. hate to burst your bubble but its now acceptable for anyone to give a wooden spoon at weddings although your right its a welsh myth / tradition 'lovespoons' haha i sound like such a geek but i remember reading about it for an essay i did on welsh myths ... elle1630 (498 posts) on March 18, 2009 - 8: 17am.

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I say 'awesome' way too much, and am a really good cook. kinks (649 posts) on March 18, 2009 - 7: 02am. hate to burst your bubble but its now acceptable for anyone to give a wooden spoon at weddings although your right its a welsh myth / tradition 'lovespoons' haha i sound like such a geek but i remember reading about it for an essay i did on welsh myths ... elle1630 (500 posts) on March 18, 2009 - 8: 17am.

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