In message [EMAIL PROTECTED], Jean Nathan [EMAIL PROTECTED]
an54.freeserve.co.uk writes
Hornsbys are still trading in a
much smaller way than they were, and I don't know if they are still selling
them.
I think basic wooden bobbins are now cheaper than plastic -
Haven't got the catalogue to
i think you are right about it being cheaper to make them out of wood.
you can even use wood dowels that cost 33 cents a piece to make about
12 bobbins. i didn't find the hornsbys web address on the interenet
search, so i don't know if they still have them or not.
from susan in
At 07:46 AM 8/19/2005, you wrote:
We do have plastic bobbins (Midlands style) in the USA. I just looked at
Catchpin's catalog, Julie carries them, at $4.00 per dozen. They come in
Black, White, and Brown. I like the Black best myself as they look like ebony
which I covet. When in use and