Sue,
I'm in for saving our Flickr account and willing to pledge funds.
Beth
in foggy Seattle
On Sun, Jan 16, 2022 at 9:36 AM Sue Babbs wrote:
> Hi All
>
> One of our members reminded me this weekend, that it is time to consider
> our Flickr Subscription. In 2020, a group of
at another lace guild raffle or doorprize.
Beth McCasland
in rainy Seattle, Washington, USA
On Sat, Dec 4, 2021 at 5:33 PM Brian Lemin wrote:
> I have just read a pop circular on the "History of Toilet Paper". In it
> it said that, historical French royalty used lace to wipe thei
I agree, it's an early lace / prior to the 1600s. One of the tells is the
spangles, in that they aren't round, but tear-dropped shaped. The whole
point is to add sparkle. Imagine a gown trimmed with that lace in candle
light!
Beth McCasland
in sunny and warm (!) Seattle
On Tue, Jun
pretty badly
pitted as a result. (Fortunately it's an old, not valuable, table and already
battle-scarred.)
Beth
> On 08/14/2020 3:30 PM ash...@shaw.ca wrote:
>
>
> I did a quick Google and found some dispiriting info:
> "You can, however, use denatured alcohol
Devon,
Fascinating, crazy piece of tape lace - or at least that's what I'd call
it. Which is likely not the answer you really wanted. I wish we could
flip it over and see the other side.
Beth McCasland
In rainy/sunny/cloudy Seattle Washington
On Thu, May 21, 2020, 2:31 PM Devon Th
Elena,
Great, so glad to help! Best of luck with all of your lefties!
Beth
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sideâ. If youâve done it
correctly, there should be a thread in a U-shape with thread coming out from
under it.
Hopefully this helps. I find that the left-handed âcome here little boyâ
visual is very helpful.
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Thank you for letting us know. Arachne has now outlived two professors.
I'm glad my Alma Mater is keeping the site up.
Beth
UofA, Class of '81, College of Agriculture, School of Renewable Natural
Resources
On Sat, Aug 31, 2019 at 5:28 PM wrote:
> Just to let you kno
go and I've been wondering whatever could be in such a heavy box.
I remember coveting this book when it first came out, but couldn't
afford it then, it's so nice to have been given it for a special birthday.
Is everyone else busy making lace? Or just busy?
Beth
Cheshire, NW
punch
cards from when all computers were programmed that way (only about 40
years ago).
Beth
NW England
On 30/08/18 16:06, Devon Thein wrote:
Previously, lacemaking machines were run on Jacquard technology in
which the movement of the machine was directed by punched cards. Now I
believe that
Shirley,
Your friend should check out Lacemakers of Puget Sound. Our regular
meeting is in Kent, Washington, but we also have a study group that meets
in Bellevue.
Beth McC, in Seattle
where it isn't summer yet despite the calendar
On Wed, Jun 27, 2018 at 11:19 PM Tregellas Family
Hi all
Fingering is usually quoted as equivalent to 4-ply
Beth
In Cheshire, UK ,- it's 7:45 am here and too dark to see what today's weather
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tmas
exchange), managed to get in a couple of hours work on the Michel Jourde
cat I'm making before the table was needed for festive nibbles. Hoping
to do some more on it later today - it's 9am here now & I need a walk to
shake off the cobwebs/work off those nibbles first.
Best w
I haven't tried Rosaline (that's one for the "when I retire" list) but I do
use Bayeux bobbins a lot and sewings are no problem with them - they are my
go-to bobbins where honitons are too light.
Beth
Cheshire, NW England
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Devon, do you have access to a copy of Pam Nottingham's "Technique of
Buck Point Lacemaking"?
The first of the "nine narrow edgings" she starts with, Running River,
fits the bill perfectly - easy-peasy to anyone with bobbin lace
experience, and authentic to boot! Quote: "This version of Runnin
e last posting date for Christmas
Beth
(Cheshire, UK)
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I'll forward your message to my guild's executive committee.
Beth,
in sunny Seattle
(and currently I'm the President of Lacemakers of Puget Sound)
On Thu, Oct 5, 2017 at 8:13 AM, lacel...@frontier.com wrote:
> This just happened to my lace group in the USA.
> My t
My spam filters picked that message up as dangerous, too - the subject line
was odd & I didn't recognise the sender so deleted it unread.
Better safe than sorry - there seems to be a very high volume of malicious
email traffic around at the moment
Beth
Enjoying a rare dry, warm day in
Now that is strange - on my PC the alt-code characters were scrambled in
Bev's original message, but appear as intended in the quoted message in
Adele's reply :-)
Go figure...
Beth
In a rather soggy Cheshire, NW England - heavy rain most of the day has
given way to a sunshine-a
My email filters flagged that one as spam/malware, and I agree with them - if
it does reach anyone's inbox, delete it ( don't click on the link).
Beth
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I'm in the UK & I received mine a week or two ago, so those of you
overseas should receive yours soon
Sorry I've not had time to post a review to whet your appetites (not
even had time to finish reading it yet) - it will be well worth the wait
Beth
in Cheshire (NW Englan
7;s lace ( a Michel Jourde snail motif) waiting
for mounting/ends finishing off, but chose to spend some time today
starting a new piece of lace instead so a photo of that one will have to
wait...
Happy New Year to lacemakers everywhere
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and won't let me in unless I invent a new password... I've tried
reconfirming the existing one but yahoo just complains that's too
similar to the existing password, so I've given up for the moment...
Beth
On 26/09/14 22:15, Sue
, but I've never had
enough design time to get to grips with those :-(
It's a lovely idea for a garter, it's perfectly possible to get a gimp
to make a nice flowing text but I don't think I've seen it done in torchon.
Beth
Cheshire, NW England
Jenny wrote:
I am going
thing about the way one generation of lacemakers tries to help
the next find their passion for lacemaking, like aunties used to help
their nieces/friends' daughters acquire traditional female craft skills...)
I'm sure one of our German-speaking Arachne members can translate those
bet
lacemaking terminology help with those last 2
instructions?
Beth
Cheshire, UK
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David,
Sorry, can't help you on the glue issue.
>From your description of sewing needles with pins glued on top, it sounds
like you want fine pins for dividers. Have you tried "silk pins" for dress
making? Larger, both in length and wire size would be corsage pins?
Beth
sound as if it is worked like part of a
roseground block
Beth
Cheshire, UK
Sue wrote:
On the square, after the NE & NW stitches are made, the two pairs meet then
drop to form the east & west sides of the square. The square actually rounds
out a bit & each corner ends up looking
google)
I feel a fit of extravagance coming on - after all, it's almost time to tuck
the garden up for the winter & get the lace pillow out instead...
Beth
In a depressingly damp Cheshire, NW England...
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details of the exhibition please forward to me privately.
Thanks
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ot;, so it would be a silly way to
communicate--unless I were trying to connect to and attract a younger crowd.
Actually, I'm picturing a Lacemaking Sit and Sip, and it could be totally
creative!!
Thank, Amanda
' night!
Beth
Virginia "Beth" Harpell
Historic Property
resurgence in handcrafts can
be a very positive thing.
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Might not work in an area of honeycomb with closely-packed pinholes, but I
usually use glass-headed pins for picots
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Can't say I know the lace maker, but her name is familiar.
For those that aren't in the SCA, Society for Creative Anachronism
(it's in the web address)
Lochac is the name of the SCA Kingdom that is modern-day Australia.
Beth McCasland
in Sunny (!) Seattle, Washington
(who is a
Great relief today - my bookmark is finally finished and in the post on
its way to Sue :-)
Beth
Cheshire, England
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Hi everyone
I received my bookmark from Sue T today - a very pretty, delicate
torchon pattern in white thread mounted on a red background.
I've not finished the bookmark I'm making for the exchange yet, so I'd
better make the most of the wet weekend the forecasters are promisi
Hi Veronika
I think most rosegrounds are a good examples of an object with
rotational symmetry as well as mirror symmetry - you can rotate the the
lace a quarter or a half turn & the ground still looks exactly the same....
Beth
In a sunny but quite cold Cheshire, England
Veronika wrote
eep
enough pockets to support more than our local/national group out of
altruism.
And of course, passing on or lending a recent-ish back copy of a guild
magazine to a newer lacemaker can be a good "hook" to lead into the
suggestion they join the guild...
Beth
In a warm but windy Ch
ely a family name in
this non-French context)
Regards
Beth
Jeri wrote:
However, one of today's notices mentions a Lace Event in Austria on
Sunday, April 10. The address Laurie gave to look at details is:
http://tinyurl.com/z72f793 Since the contact is Leopoldine Winkler, and
the lectu
off the pillow yet or to
mount last year's lace project :-(
It's getting close to the start of the gardening season so by the time
I've mounted those pieces I probably won't start a new lace project
until autumn.
Beth
Cheshire, UK
I'm hoping it's just quiet b
brary loan.
Beth McCasland
in cool rainy Seattle, Washington
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ual questioner than a
scholarly article which he/she may not be ready for, but Jeri's
knowledge will still be invaluable to the lacemaking community as a
whole. The list needs both answers.
Beth
Cheshire, NW England
Jenny wrote:
Quote: Browsing using Google is not easy if you do not know
t
is ... Anna Binnie in Sydney.
Janet, Anna - please let me know your postal addresses so I can send
these to you.
Regards
Beth
In a rather damp & chilly Cheshire, NW England - the perfect excuse to
stay inside & make lace
On 30/12/15 , Beth wrote:
Is anyone interested in taking over
photograph there was even less done than I thought.
(They are in the album "Beth M" if you can't see them in the recent
postings)
There are two or three people interested in taking on the collar, so
this will also be a draw-name-from-hat next Sunday - there's still time
for
u would like to enter the raffle for this email me privately - I
will draw a winner on Sunday 10 Jan.
Regards
Beth
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until I retire :-) , but
lovely to look at.
Beth
In a rather soggy Cheshire, NW England - lacemaking weather rather than
Boxing-Day walk, I think :-)
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them
afterwards.
I reckon that's easier than trying to heat or freeze a large pillow for
long enough to kill the mites in an English winter
Beth
In mild, damp, grey Cheshire, North West England .. not much sun _o__r_
frost round here in December :
> I can no longer ignore the fac
d the instructor told me about it. I
was amazed Everyone should be all over this site--
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On Nov 20, 2015, at 2:01 PM,
wrote:
>> Dear Sally, et al,
>> I thought Holly Van Sciver, vansciverbob
ng between tightly-packed pins.
Can anyone more knowledgeable suggest a "rule of thumb" for judging how
many/which pins Julie needs to leave in to avoid distorting the worked
sections?
Beth
In a grey & windy Cheshire, NW England (where if it isn't raining, it's
usually a
a nice big picot
and the pin can take really firm tugging to tension the thread so the
picot sits nicely.
You need big, strong pins for your thick scarf yarn otherwise they will
bend when you need to tension the yarn firmly...
Beth
In Cheshire, NW England
On 28/10/15 16:07, jsyz...@comcast.net
o you if you're
interested.
Beth McCasland
Seattle, Washington
where it's warm and sunny
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the problem with a closed facebook group is that it will exclude all
those arachne members like myself who are not on facebook and don't
intend to join ...
At least with the flickr page we can all see it/add photos even if we
don't have our own flickr account.
Beth
In a sunny Ch
eft
somewhere from when my hands would let me do needlelace, might as well
use it up).
Beth
listening to the blackbirds in Cheshire, NW England - this year's
youngsters have just fledged and all the adult birds are in a continual
state of cat-alarm.
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Wonderful film clip! Thank you Sue for sharing it!.
So after another 20 years, maybe I can make tallies with one hand? Maybe I
could start with just making braids.
> http://youtu.be/IwcSaAXtZsc
>
Beth McCasland
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T tomorrow, cool turquoise/blue-green one on pale blue on Saturday
(if I remember to hang it up to dry tonight)
Really looking forward to this - I got into the wire lace jewellery
workshop tomorrow and the 3D coloured honiton flowers one on Saturday,
very excited about those.
Regards
Beth
(In an
iated this group, helping
each other figure out how to work lace, thread sizes, and the challenges
life has throw at us. I'm so glad I found Arachne Web, low these many
years ago.
Beth McCasland
in partly rainy, partly sunny Seattle, Washington USA
On Fri, Mar 13, 2015 at 4:59 PM, Elizabeth Lige
Many thanks to Sue Babb's quick help!
I've up-load photo of the sample piece of 17th century bobbin lace that I
worked on - the lace is in an album under my name (Beth McCasland). I
started the lace in a class with our own Jean Leader last summer, and have
worked on it off and on. The
I wanted to upload photos of a piece of lace to our Arachne Flickr account
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Seattle, Washington
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pt it - so I'll try it on something the 28 w/cm
Sylko would suit.
Beth
Brenda Paternoster wrote:
Hi Beth
Is it 3ply or 4ply?
Although J & P Coats Cotton 40 is 31 w/cm it’s actually 4Z-31 w/cm.
What you have probably compares to Coats sylko 40, 3Z-28 w/cm
Brenda
There are 2 differ
bsence of other info I will start by assuming they will be very
similar to "J & P Coats Cotton 40", which is listed as 31 wraps/cm in
Threads for Lace, and make a sample on a pricking suitable for that.
Beth
In Cheshire, half-hoping the snow will arrive earlier and more heavily
th
hem for a while (mainly because I haven't done any bucks point for a
while, though I think some of the newer bucks point instruction books
are easier to learn from than the Nottingham books)
Beth
In Cheshire, NW England - expecting heavy snow tomorrow, though don't
expect more than a c
ere's usually a wait even without international post to contend with.
Beth
in a snowy Cheshire, NW England
Heather wrote:
I am looking for recommendations for a filiment silk thread (not spun
silk, I'm hoping to compare the two!) that is approximately the same
size as Gutterman silk 10
s taking a
particularly long Christmas/New Year break?
Has anyone else had contact with Pipers' recently can report whether
everything seemed ok? It's odd that the Christmas closure dates hadn't
been put on the website, but that could just have been forgotten in the
Christma
ost a length to you; if the launch of edition 6 is imminent
I'll send it at the same time as my order.
Beth
Cheshire, NW England
Janice wrote:
I was just going through my stash and came across two spools of variegated silk
that I cannot find in Brenda's book and wonder what size it
s pattern by Claudine Bouvain from,
there's just the pricking and a picture of the completed motif in my
files, originally white but it would look glorious multi-coloured in
really bright silk threads and I have a ridiculously large stash of
those so I shall be preparing my pricking
ce
are visible.
Beth
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e's patterns
and how to order them - all I have is the link for his blog, doesn't
really help with seeing what's available to order...)
Thanks in advance
Beth
in Cheshire, NW England - where the weather is unusually mild for the
time of year (about 10-12 C tonight - normal for Jan
aster flipping the knot) but needle tatting is
certainly more comfortable for arthritic hands.
Beth
Cheshire, NW England (where tatting/lace suppliers other than mail order
are just as rare as down south)
On 02/01/15 13:05, Daphne Martin wrote:
Tatting and Design has the needles and access
tropical lagoon camouflage) is ready to come of the
pillow.
Happy New Year 2015 - here's hoping we all have time for lace
Beth
in a very frosty Cheshire, NW England, but fortunately we've escaped the
snow.
Robin wrote:
Sue wrote:
The pattern I
bought and used was taken from the L
g and that won't come right if
the movement of making the stitch feels awkward or uncomfortable.
What do our real needlelace experts on arachne think?
Beth
In a damp, chilly Cheshire (NW England)
PS Anyone have any ideas what to do with a very large needlelace UFO? -
I spent 10 years p
variegated thread - he's in
autumn moorland camouflage (shades of bracken, heather, moss, dying
grasses...). In fact, I'm so proud of him I've even managed to upload a
photo to the arachne flicker page and add him to the arachne salamanders
folder for you all to see.
Beth
I
p://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Firefly
Beth McCasland
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Thanks Jeanette - fascinating. Thought it was bobbin lace until I got to the
work-in-progress pics and realised she was needle weaving with a single rope...
Beth
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Beth
In Cheshire (NW England), where it feels like Autumn is already here
Carol wrote:
I like the idea! And bless you for volunteering to keep us organized.
Antje wrote:
Hello to all those interested in working Jourde's salamander.
Last week somebody asked ho
rest and I know other people appreciate
your articles on subjects I'm not as interested in. Even if the archives
disappear a considerable amount of information will already have been
absorbed by other lacemakers or saved in their files, so your articles
will not have been a waste of ef
you hear screaming, crying, and general gnashing
of teeth around 4 PM Pacific Time, you'll know I have more than just some
errant bobbins.
Beth McCasland
in overcast Seattle, Washington
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the
spot will soak up the blood, but don't forget to rinse well immediately
in cold water (the salt itself is corrosive, not good for delicate
fabrics if any is left in)
Beth
Alex Stillwell wrote:
> Hi Arachnids
>
> IâEUR^(TM)m a little late replying and am surprised that on on
any tricks or suggestions for removing fine hair from
lace. I've considered keeping a pair of tweezers with my tools.
Either that or get a white cat?
Beth McCasland
Where the spring flowers do a terrific job of brightening the gray rainy
days
Seattle, Washington, USA
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I think 1988 publication of pattern means it could just be 25 years old. I
guess that's vintage in textile terms.
Beth
in a horribly wet, windy Cheshire (UK)
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wrote:
>How do I feel about this? How *should* I f
f I can manage to put it on the Arachne
flicker page.
Beth
in a very grey, damp Cheshire, NW England
On 18/01/14 01:57, DIANNE NICHOLSON wrote:
Test
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Thanks Leonard - I can really see just how good that is as a
demonstration piece now, few enough bobbins not to daunt potential
recruits but spectacular enough lace to catch their imaginations...
Beth
Leonard Bazar wrote:
Dear All
Sue (Babbs) has kindly posted a picture of the
Don't know about the TV series, but the original novel has a wonderful
description of a display window of lace and yes, from what I remember of
the lace types mentioned it would have been the genuine handmade laces...
Beth
Cheshire, England
Bev Walker wrote: Asking to anyone, if *lace
Lovely ideas! Quite fancy trying the ankle bracelet idea myself (I'm a
bit old for tunics-with-tights, but I do wear slightly longer
tunic-style dresses to work) - might end up having to make them for all
my 20-something colleagues, though, I can see the idea catching on...
Beth
in a r
reticella takes me days.
OK, theory #3 - more portable. At least for lacis or bobbin lace. You
could argue one way or the other over needlelace.
Beth McCasland
Seattle, Washington, USA
where it's still summer, but there's a taste of fall on the air
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I pre-ordered the book, but I think there was confusion because I had to
cancel my credit card - a $300 charge at a store in New Jersey - but I
happen to live in Seattle, Washington (and I didn't lose the card).
Now I have a delivery date of July 1st. Yippee!
Beth McCasland
Seattle
Mine arrived today, too - I get back late on Tuesdays so still looking
forward to reading it when I've finished the chores
Beth
On 07/05/13 10:25, Hazel Smith wrote:
Hello all
"Lace" finally arrived today. Now I can stop hassling the postman.
Guess other UK members will hav
thanks Cynce - as someone who only picks up emails a couple of times a
day (and one of those in a hurry with no time to reply before work), I
often don't reply because what I have to contribute has already been
said by someone else before I have time to add my two-penny-worth
Beth
In a
to figure this out. Am getting my
renewal in order. Really.
Meanwhile, work keeping me away from my pillow(s) this weekend. I am
having fun with spangles/sequins and gold thread, although I haven't made
as much as I'd hope to by now.
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27;d cut them
off and tried to darn in all the cut ends)
Beth
In a frosty Cheshire, NW England
with snow forecast tonight - makes a change from all the rain lately
On 13/01/13 08:37, martina.dewi...@web.de wrote:
Hello,
thank you very much for your help and ideas to my search for a celtic
n a postcard or photo or while visiting
an historic site?
Beth
In a chilly Cheshire, NW England, with snow forecast for Sunday
night/Monday - might not be a good start to the working week
On 12/01/13 01:39, robinl...@socal.rr.com wrote:
martina.dewi...@web.de wrote:
for a dear fri
as well as it being more on the surface
as Robin pointed out
Beth
(Cheshire, NW England)
Lorelei Halley wrote:
> The weaver color dominates simply because there is more of it. Look here for
> an example.
> http://lynxlace.com/images/r29o.jpg Tensioning doesn't have anything to d
But (at least in torchon or other laces with a regular grid/pin spacing)
in a cloth stitch area with all the passives the same colour, surely
there will be almost the same amount of each colour thread in the
finished block?
n passives doing 1 row each = 1 worker doing n rows
Beth
(Cheshire
opy of
threads for lace handy to check whether 40/50/60 is the nearest
equivalent of the Finca ones)
Happy New Year to everyone
Beth
Cheshire, NW England - grey, damp & peculiarly warm for the time of year
but at least it's stopped raining (for an hour or two, at any rate)
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n't
be me)
Best wishes for the New Year to all
Beth
(in Cheshire, NW England)
On 29/12/12 23:04, Lorelei Halley wrote:
I have posted a bobbin lace collar pattern of my own design, for free, on my
website.
http://lynxlace.com/collarF19.html
It is a part lace design and can be worked using Honi
ed lace on portraits of Elizabethan notables...)
Beth
in a damp, grey Cheshire (NW England)
On 22/12/12 21:05, Jennifer McNitt wrote:
I'm considering taking a trip to London next year, and I was wondering if
there are any particular places I should visit to view early laces outside of
t
o help me keep track.
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> Beth
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in to hold secure, because of the looser stitch texture)
Beth
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I wonder if it was a new bobbin maker's idea of something that might sell -
a bobbin maker who has no clue how the bobbins are actually used. Seems to
me the cute little decorations would get in the way.
Beth McCasland
Seattle, Washington, USA
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