Hi all,
I am looking forward to taking Susan Lambiris' class in wire lace at The Lace Museum in Sunnyvale, CA, on March 1 and 2. She says it is not necessary to use special bobbins, as well. When learning from Lenka, I have always used the bobbins my husband refitted for me. They were the dowel and pony bead ones he had made many years before that. He shortened them, put a hole in the shank to start the wire and put a "screw eye" in the top and opened it slightly to pass the wire through. I would think a "cup hook" would be too large and would catch on things. I did find that it helped to tension by holding the wire instead of the bobbin. My bobbin holders for these are strips cut off a plastic sink liner that was a grid of square holes just the right size - I like to recycle.
Paula Harten. Morgan Hill, CA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
