What nifty pocket sized bobbin winder? Sounds like the sort of gadget
we all need in our lace boxes!!
Sue in EY
On 17 Jun 2009, at 22:13, bev walker wrote:
With my nifty pocket-size bobbin winder, I have to guide the thread
so that
it doesn't build up in one part and flop around the neck
I believe that she is referring to John Beswick's bobbin winder. His
business is Torchon House and he's in Australia. It's ideal for
having in your tool bag when traveling with lace, because it's so tiny
and takes very little room. And it really does work - although not as
fast as the other
On Jun 17, 2009, at 11:55, Patricia Dowden wrote:
When I wind bobbins, I lay the first layer (only) tightly side by
side down
the thread area to give a solid base to the windings. All the rest
of the
layers are at an angle, up, down, up, down, etc.
Alice in Oregon
Like Alice, I wind the
If I may say so - a uniquely Tamara method ;)
I use mostly single head continentals; if winding by hand, I take the thread
up and down at angles, as I do for yarn around a nostepinne/stick. Some old
midlands bobbins I bought on ebay, still with some thread on, were wound
neatly parallel.
With my
A good teacher can work with bobbins wound in any direction.
Kate Henry
Indiana USA
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On 16 Oct 2007, at 23:55, Janice
At 02:09 AM 18/10/2007, Kate Henry wrote:
A good teacher can work with bobbins wound in any direction. Kate Henry
Indiana USA
It doesn't matter which way the bobbins are wound, providing that the
hitch is done accordingly in order that it will hold the thread. That
said, it's then just a
OMG!
Karen in Malta
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On 16 Oct 2007, at 23:55, Janice wrote:
As a teacher
