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-{{About|the spindle|the Oz character|Betsy Bobbin|German village on [[Rügen]]|Glowe}}
-[[File:Sewing Bobbin.jpg|right|thumb|200px|A sewing machine bobbin, 2-3cm in diameter.]]
-A '''bobbin''' is a spindle or cylinder, with or without [[flange]]s, on which [[wire]], [[yarn]], thread or [[roll film|film]] is wound. Bobbins are typically found in [[sewing machine]]s, [[camera]]s, and within [[Electronics|electronic]] equipment.
-In non-electrical applications the bobbin is used for tidy storage without tangles. In [[electricity|electrical]] applications a [[Electromagnetic coil|coil]] of wire carrying a [[Electric current|current]] has important [[magnetism|magnetic]] properties.
-As used in [[Spinning (textiles)|spinning]], [[weaving]], [[knitting]], [[sewing]], or [[lace]]making, the bobbin provides temporary or permanent storage for yarn and may be made of [[plastic]], [[metal]], [[bone]] or [[wood]].
-[[Bobbin lace]]making is a handcraft which requires the winding of yarn onto a temporary storage spindle made of wood, previously bone, often turned on a lathe. Many lace designs use dozens of bobbins at any one time. Exotic woods are extremely popular with contemporary lacemakers. Both traditional and contemporary bobbins may be decorated with designs, inscriptions, or pewter or wire inlays. Often, the bobbins are 'spangled' to provide additional weight to keep the thread in tension. A hole is drilled near the base to enable glass beads and other ornaments to be attached by a loop of wire. Again, in the modern context of the hobby of bobbin lacemaking, these [[spangle]]s provide a means of self-expression in the decoration of a tool of the [[Arts and crafts|craft]]. Both antique and unique bobbins, sometimes spangled, have become highly sought after by collectors.
-[[File:Bobbin (PSF).jpg|left|150px|thumb|A large bobbin of the sort that might be used in an industrial textile loom.]]
-In the case of an electrical [[transformer]], [[inductor]] or [[relay]], the bobbin is a permanent container for the wire, acting to form the shape of the coil (and ease assembly of the windings into or onto the [[magnetic core]]). The bobbin may be made of [[thermoplastic]] or [[Thermosetting plastic|thermosetting]] (for example, [[Phenols|phenolic]]) materials. This plastic often has to have a [[Underwriters Laboratories|UL]] or other regulatory agency flammability rating for safety reasons.
-== Other uses/references ==
-* "Bobbin" can also refer to narrow [[braid]] formerly used as trimming.{{Fact|date=March 2008}}
-* The term [[Round Bobbin]] is used in computing to describe a process which writes its output back to its input source.
-* "Bobbin threadbare" is the name of the main character in the 1990 computer game [[Loom (computer game)|Loom]].
-* The term "bobbins" appears in northern English slang, meaning "rubbish", i.e. something worthless or incorrect. Taken from the cockney "bobbins of cotton", meaning "rotten".  This may be related to the contemporary British slang usage, where "bobbins" can be used to denote something negative, particularly in theatrical circles.
-* [[Stephen Colbert]] has said multiple times, "Let's change some bobbins" in his 435-part series, "Better Know a District," typically when talking about labor unions.
-* ''[[The Proud Family]]'' has an episode where Penny goes to the [[spelling bee]], and her last word to spell for the win is "bobbin."
-* The nickname 'Bobbin' is synonymous with a person who is from [[Wanborough, Wiltshire]].{{Fact|date=March 2008}}
-* 'Wind the bobbin up' is a common [[nursery rhyme]].
-* 'Bobbin' is often used in the South East of England to refer to a stool or the process of defecation, i.e. "I'm going for a quick bobbin" or "Stop talking a load of bobbins".
-==External links==
-*[http://www.stuartking.co.uk/index.php/bobbin-making/ The Craft of Bobbin Making]
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