Hi Heather! Congratulations on having begun bobbin lace! Regarding your question about bobbins, I suggest that you have a marvelous resource right near you! Richard Pikul is a wood turner who makes absolutely wonderful bobbins. They are long and slender, but the end is squared, and there is a tiny weight inserted in the end of the bobbin that gives it a wonderful balance. And the best part... for you... is that he lives in Toronto!
I'll send you contact information privately. Clay Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA, USA Sent from my iPad > On Jul 15, 2014, at 8:39 AM, Jazmin <jazmin...@gmail.com> wrote: > /snip/ > So! If you were advising a beginner Beds lacer, what sort of bobbins > should I order first? I am rather fond of the sleek look of the > squared off continental. (I've a single pair of those, already) The > very light continental bobbins that came with my kit are rolling like > mad and driving me a bit mad, but when one is a beginner, everything > feels like a challenge, so I can accept that I simply need to gain > practice in bobbin taming. > > Heather in unseasonably cool SW Ontario, Canada > > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
