It certainly sounds very interesting! I like that you turn the bottom, which is
the bottom of the inside bobbin, to let out or take up your thread. Sounds like
a really good way to work with metallic threads. I hope somebody at the IOLI
convention this year will have one I can see ‘in the
There is still something in our mailing system truncating some messages
coming to me via lace@arachne.com.
All I received of Ruth's message just sent was a b in the body of the
message, so I looked it up in the archives, and as the subject is so
interesting, thought I would pass it on here in
I think youâre talking about hooded bobbins: I have one. The hood is a
hollow shell that rides over top of the threads, and floats free. There are no
holes in the hood other than at the top and bottom.
With this new-to-me type of bobbin, the outside part does not ride free, the
inside bobbin
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-Original Message-
From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of
Noelene Lafferty
Sent: Tuesday, 3 March 2015 8:56 AM
To: 'Earl Ruth Johnson'; 'Lace Lace'
Subject: RE: [lace] Newly invented bobbin?
There is still something in our mailing system truncating some messages
These use a similar idea to the bobbins that used little bought spools of
wound thread. A great improvement here that you are able to wind the
bobbins yourself.
Jay in Sydney
jek...@bigpond.net.au
-Original Message-
From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf
I have a photo of one of those bobbins on my website and a link to is history.
It's down the bottom of the page
http://thelacebee.weebly.com/unknown-makers.html
Kind Regards
Liz Baker
On 3 Mar 2015, at 01:50, Jay Ekers jek...@bigpond.net.au wrote:
These use a similar idea to the bobbins
