[lace] Lace bobbins

2008-07-22 Thread Jean Nathan
I indulge my liking for bone bobbins by buying them through bobbin-a-month. Various bobbins makers have these clubs. I pick out and order the 12 I want for the year from the supplier's catalogue, and then receive them every two months to save postage, but I could have them every month. I also

Re: [lace] Lace bobbins

2008-07-22 Thread Clay Blackwell
I think where bobbins are concerned, it definitely depends on what you're doing with them!! I think there is nothing prettier than a lovely pillow (Toustou roller, perhaps?), filled with spangled bobbins of every description - plain, painted, spliced, bone, etc. I also belonged to a bone

[lace] OIDFA Trip Day 14 evening. Koln

2008-07-22 Thread Alice Howell
OIDFA Trip Day 14 evening. Koln Koln was a surprise. When you step out of the train station, the cathedral is facing you. It shares a central plaza with the train station. I walked the 3 blocks to my hotel, parked my luggage, and went back to the cathedral. After trying several doors, I

Re: [lace] Lace bobbins

2008-07-22 Thread bevw
I think the bone vs. wood (or wood vs. bone to be diplomatic g) informal opinion poll is interesting vbg and yes isn't it wonderful we can have a choice. Clay wrote: I would love to be able to work with each of those very distinct styles of apparatus, just for the experience. I have a

Re: [lace] lace Bobbins

2008-07-22 Thread David in Ballarat
Dear Daphne, I'm still waiting for the question David in Ballarat Hello Fellow Lacemakers My husband asked me to ask all of you this question. Bone bobbins versus wood bobbins While a lot of bobbins are turned in hard woods are not so easy to come by. It takes a lot of time to

RE: [lace] Lace bobbins

2008-07-22 Thread Karen
What are cat's tail bobbins? Karen in Malta -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of bevw Sent: Tuesday, July 22, 2008 5:40 PM To: Clay Blackwell Cc: Lace Subject: Re: [lace] Lace bobbins I think the bone vs. wood (or wood vs. bone to be

[lace] Lacemaker in Decatur, IL

2008-07-22 Thread nljmail
Hi -- I remember reading about a new lacemaker in Decatur not to long ago. I will be at a horse show there (for my son) in September. If that person would like to get together for a bit, I may be able to arrange it, especially if you have questions that need a more hands-on approach than