Re: [lace] Commemorative bobbin comment

2006-04-26 Thread Agnes Boddington
Hi Cindy, You comment about the tiny holes in bobbins, but there is one good reason for this: bobbins are pretty slim pieces of wood, and wood shatters easily if you try to make too big a hole in it. Ask my husband, it has happened to him a few times. Another reason is that the beads I use

Re: [lace] Commemorative bobbin comment

2006-04-26 Thread TwoHappyBees
In a message dated 04/25/2006 6:07:57 PM Eastern Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: While things are quiet, I thought I would pipe up and thank JoAnne for the Arachne commemoratives this year. My 11th Anniversary bobbin came today and it is a nice, sturdy, rather plain Midlands.

[lace] Commemorative bobbin comment

2006-04-25 Thread chh
Dear Spiders - While things are quiet, I thought I would pipe up and thank JoAnne for the Arachne commemoratives this year. My 11th Anniversary bobbin came today and it is a nice, sturdy, rather plain Midlands. However, I rejoice that it has a proper hole! I like to use 24 gauge wire and many