[lace] restoring bobbins

2016-10-06 Thread Alex Stillwell
Hi Arachnids I consider my bobbins as tools of my trade, as they were originally meant to be. If one gets broken I mend it if I can. If the spangle breaks I respangle. If the spangle is too heavy I respangle with a lighter spangle, not necessarily to same beads but ones that are the size and weigh

[lace] Restoring Bobbins

2011-01-20 Thread Trish Fisher
Hi Fellow Spiders,   I am enjoying this thread about the bobbins.I am very much in favor of fixing bobbins of any age so that they might be used to make lace again! Yes, if they are antiques they should be restored properly and it should always be noted when and who did the work. I've repaired seve