Re: [lace] Re: Bobbin-A-Long School of Lacemaking
Carol Welcome to the "tie-ers on" lacemakers. [TeeHee.] Bobbins are getting more expensive all the time. Losing them can be expensive. This has been a very interesting topic to me. Susie Johnson Susie Johnson Morris, IL Hi All, I *do* put a slip knot on when I wind bobbins - I tell my students that I do, and also tell them that a lot of lace-makers don't, and let them make up their own minds!   But - I tie mine on, as I travel - like most lace teachers and lace-makiers, I am sure! - all over the place to classes, Lace Days, and 'Home' groups, and feel that, even if the bobbins run when being hauled around, I am not going to lose said bobbin, as it is tied on!   So - not because I am Scrooge-like with thread, or that I don't wind the bobbins properly, just a 'belt and braces' way to make sure I don't lose any of my bobbins. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Re: Bobbin-A-Long School of Lacemaking
Hi All, I *do* put a slip knot on when I wind bobbins - I tell my students that I do, and also tell them that a lot of lace-makers don't, and let them make up their own minds!But - I tie mine on, as I travel - like most lace teachers and lace-makiers, I am sure! - all over the place to classes, Lace Days, and 'Home' groups, and feel that, even if the bobbins run when being hauled around, I am not going to lose said bobbin, as it is tied on!So - not because I am Scrooge-like with thread, or that I don't wind the bobbins properly, just a 'belt and braces' way to make sure I don't lose any of my bobbins. Carol - in Sufoflk UK 'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.' - Original Message - Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 8:17 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Bobbin-A-Long School of Lacemaking I am not a fan of tying thread to bobbins - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
Re: [lace] Re: Bobbin-A-Long School of Lacemaking
I am not a fan of tying thread to bobbins either unless it is the only way for the person I'm teaching to get on with lacemaking. Fiddling with knots is time-consuming. Use more thread - it is the least of our expenses, yes? I use the amount of thread on the bobbin as an anchor, *a tool in itself* and I don't skimp on the thread unless I have to, in which case I will have a leader cord on the bobbin. On 10/8/10, Tatman wrote: > This is true. Normally you just hold the thread end in place as you wind. > My exception is that I wind too little of thread(the frugal part in me) and -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of 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
[lace] Re: Bobbin-A-Long School of Lacemaking
This is true. Normally you just hold the thread end in place as you wind. My exception is that I wind too little of thread(the frugal part in me) and I am always running to the end of the thread, but just enough to finish the small project. That is why I did that. I can show the optional method as well. No problem! :) Thanks for checking it out. Not sure who made the one and only bobbin hook that I have. It is the bottom half of a bobbin and then has a retractable hook to hold the thread end as you finish up a project. I got it from Susuan Groh of Unique Expressions. Haven't had the chance to use it yet! -- Mark, aka Tatman website: http://www.tat-man.net blog: http://tat-man.net/blog Magic Thread Shop: http://www.tat-man.net/tatterville/tatshop/tatshop.html email: tat...@tat-man.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tatmantats On 10/8/10 1:40 PM, "Janice Blair" wrote: > Hi Mark, > I think your site is great. I love your pictures, but I have one objection to > your instructions. > > I really dislike it when beginners tie their thread onto the bobbins as I am > the > one who usually empties them and rewinds for the next group of beginners. One > time I found they had been tied on and someone helping me used scissors to cut > the thread off and damaged the bobbin neck. I teach beginners to hold the end > of the thread with their thumb, wind the thread over the tail a couple of > times > and then wind in the normal fashion. Beginners usually wind on more thread > than > is necessary so they usually don't have a problem with the bobbin falling off > near the end of the work. That does happen to me as I am mean when winding > thread for my projects. This happened this week when I used remaining thread > from a christmas ornament for a second one. By the time I finished I had > three > threads attached to hackle pliers with just enough to finish and some for the > tassel. > > I have been collecting fancy hackle pliers and love the ones made by Richard > Worthen. I usually try to buy them when he is at conventions. I have seen > his > work on www.Etsy under bobbin lace and he calls them a Thread Clamp. No > connections, just a happy customer. > > Janice - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
