Re: [lace] Seekng advice was: Pewter bobbins
Thank you all for your replies. I think that as they are very plain bobbins I might take Clay's advice and keep them for emergencies. I was very disappointed when I bought them but I'd already left eBay positive feedback as I got the purchase mixed up with another I'd made at the same time, so there was no come-back with the seller. I think the spangles themselves are very pretty so I'll probably put them on some more deserving bobbins. Incidentally, I love using old bobbins and thinking of the people who might have held them, the lace they might have made etc. I get a lovely feeling of connection with them. Lesley - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Seekng advice was: Pewter bobbins
Clay Blackwell wrote: Far too many of the antique bobbins I see on eBay have pristine, prissy, perfectly matched modern spangles instead of the spangles usually found on antique bobbins. I have the opposite problem at the moment. I bought some bobbins on Ebay that have lovely old spangles, but the bobbins are new and have a very rough surface. They are too rough to use as the thread would catch, particularly when letting thread out or reeling it back in. I wonder whether anyone has any advice on smoothing these bobbins so that I can use them, perhaps using a fine wet and dry paper, but I'm not sure if this would take off too much and change the shape. Perhaps I'm better off discarding the bobbins and putting the pretty spangles on usable bobbins. I would appreciate a more experienced opinion. tia Lesley Marple, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Seekng advice was: Pewter bobbins
Hi Lesley, If the shape of the bobbins, and the wood they're made of, appeal to you, then spending a little time smoothing them with fine sandpaper and a coat or two of a sealant (I use Acrylic on bobbins on the rare occasion that I paint them...), will make them more thread-friendly. But if they don't appeal to you much, then it's reasonable to just toss them in a drawer for emergency bobbins and use the spangles on something else. Clay Lesley Blackshaw wrote: Clay Blackwell wrote: Far too many of the antique bobbins I see on eBay have pristine, prissy, perfectly matched modern spangles instead of the spangles usually found on antique bobbins. I have the opposite problem at the moment. I bought some bobbins on Ebay that have lovely old spangles, but the bobbins are new and have a very rough surface. They are too rough to use as the thread would catch, particularly when letting thread out or reeling it back in. I wonder whether anyone has any advice on smoothing these bobbins so that I can use them, perhaps using a fine wet and dry paper, but I'm not sure if this would take off too much and change the shape. Perhaps I'm better off discarding the bobbins and putting the pretty spangles on usable bobbins. I would appreciate a more experienced opinion. tia Lesley Marple, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
Re: [lace] Seekng advice was: Pewter bobbins
Very fine (1000) wet and dry would work ok. Take it easy. Also I use a very fine pumice powder mixed with a vegetable oil for my tatting shuttles. The problem I see with wet and dry is that the paper is quite stiff and would only touch the bobbins in certain places. Try tearing a small piece off and sort of wiggling it to get it soft. I think a piece about the size of the top half of your thumb would be ok. A small piece of cotton wool behind it would let it conform a little to the round. Keep the bobbin turning all the time. Keep the pressure light so the process is slow and you keep checking. - Original Message - From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net To: Lesley Blackshaw lesley.blacks...@ntlworld.com Cc: Arachne lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, April 10, 2009 5:48 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Seekng advice was: Pewter bobbins Hi Lesley, If the shape of the bobbins, and the wood they're made of, appeal to you, then spending a little time smoothing them with fine sandpaper and a coat or two of a sealant (I use Acrylic on bobbins on the rare occasion that I paint them...), will make them more thread-friendly. But if they don't appeal to you much, then it's reasonable to just toss them in a drawer for emergency bobbins and use the spangles on something else. Clay Lesley Blackshaw wrote: Clay Blackwell wrote: Far too many of the antique bobbins I see on eBay have pristine, prissy, perfectly matched modern spangles instead of the spangles usually found on antique bobbins. I have the opposite problem at the moment. I bought some bobbins on Ebay that have lovely old spangles, but the bobbins are new and have a very rough surface. They are too rough to use as the thread would catch, particularly when letting thread out or reeling it back in. I wonder whether anyone has any advice on smoothing these bobbins so that I can use them, perhaps using a fine wet and dry paper, but I'm not sure if this would take off too much and change the shape. Perhaps I'm better off discarding the bobbins and putting the pretty spangles on usable bobbins. I would appreciate a more experienced opinion. tia Lesley Marple, UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com __ Information from ESET NOD32 Antivirus, version of virus signature database 4000 (20090410) __ The message was checked by ESET NOD32 Antivirus. http://www.eset.com - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
