On 3/31/07, Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
This is a question for those of you who have made things like Bobbin Lace scarves and belts/sashes. Since the thread/yarn for those is likely to be thicker than usual, did you use bobbins that are larger than "normal", or did you just re-fill your everyday bobbins more frequently?
IMO refilling often is counterproductive for those projects that use larger thread/yarn. When I make something like that, I take the time to sample first to get a good estimate of the length needed per bobbin, if not for the complete length/project, enough to know that refilling won't be that often. For packaging, I use the largest bobbins I have and overfill them if necessary - winding onto the bottom part of the bobbin and back to the usual winding area. My favourite for this purpose are the Spanish bobbins because they are mostly plain, nothing sticking out that would likely catch threads. Any bobbin with generous thread-winding area (shank? neck?) would do - I have quite a few of a style made at one time by a bobbin turner in Vancouver BC, a Mr. LeGrande. I've used these bobbins for everything from Buckspoint to scarves (they work best for Torchon though <g>). My present project underway with larger thread on these bobbins is silk, which packs impressively. You can get a lot of silk onto a bobbin. I don't hitch around the head, rather I put the hitch on the winding area. HTH -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
