I recommend Renaissance Micro-cristalline Wax Polish. It's recipe stems from the British Museum to be used for conservation and is acid free. I used it on bobbins, leather and marble already with very good results. Not cheap, but one of the 200 ml cans is probably enough for a lifetime of bobbin polishing and conserving. The first thing I do when I get new (or antique) bobbins is rubbing them with some of this wax.
Here's the manufacturers website: http://www.picreator.co.uk/ Best, Achim. Am 16.04.2011 um 00:20 schrieb Sue: > I have just bought some antique wooden bobbins, can anyone tell me how I can > put some life into the wood without using grease or anything that might > damage threads because they are very dusty and look as if they have not been > used in many, many years. > > > > Sue M Harvey > > Norfolk Uk - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
