Hi all, My husband has made several different lovely continental bobbins for me. He started to try it with a German-made lathe attachment for his electric drill we got when living in Holland. That was not so successful and it was more than 15 years later that he had a chance to take a workshop with David Springett here in California. I was so surprised that he could make a bone bobbin, among others in the first day. I learned to spangle them and will eventually have enough to use. I tried the workshop with him two years later, and he haad bought a proper lathe after the first workshop. I don't have time for it now, but he does it once in a while. The continental ones he does have such a lovely smooth finish and feel so good to use. The thread stays on just fine, as i use a double hitch on the bobbin before winding. I have always done that and it prevents the bobbins from escaping and allows me to work close to the end of the thread. We won't be able to sell any until he retires AND learns to make them all the same size!! For myself I don't mind as I have always mixed all sorts of continental styles of bobbins.
Paula Harten in wet Morgan Hill, California Paula - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
