I had forgotten entirely that, at the time I got the
intrucion sheet from Winslow Bobbins, I also got their wire. So I never
had any problem spangling their way...
I once got a roll of steel wire from the dentist - they use the wire in the
straightening process. It was pricey but the roll is
I think it was Achim in Germany who first started this debate on
spangling, so to him and all other Spiders, my tuppence worth on spangling:
As my husband is a bobbin maker, I spangle between 50 and 80 bobbins a week.
I used to spangle the Winslow way, but found several drawbacks:
- the hole in
: [lace] Re: Spangling bobbins
I had forgotten entirely that, at the time I got the
intrucion sheet from Winslow Bobbins, I also got their wire. So I never had
any problem spangling their way...
I once got a roll of steel wire from the dentist - they use the wire in the
straightening process
Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
The problem with spangles, as others have mentioned, is that if you're
persnickety and like to match and/or contrast the bead colours with
your wood colours, you can spend a bomb on the beads alone, since
you'll need about 5 times as many beeds --
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Date: December 29, 2007 9:29:08 EST
To: Tamara P Duvall [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Spangling bobbins
Hi Tamara.
I found that if you do not have the stainless steel wire, it is very
difficult to use the Winslow spangling method. I tried with the brass
wire I have
Does anyone know the thickness of the stainless steel wire used for
spangling? I've done some Google searching here in Australia, and the
finest I can come up with so far is 1.5mm diameter, sold at 80 cents per
metre.
Noelene in oppressively hot Cooma - 34 deg C.
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I finally found a spool of wire with a label still on
it. I buy my wire at JoAnn's Fabrics and Crafts.
They only stock size 28 and 24 gauge. The 28 is too
fine and breaks so I use the 24 gauge. Sometimes it's
a tad on the thick side. Wish I could get 26 gauge.
This is made by Darice Inc in
On Dec 28, 2007, at 6:30, Achim Siebert wrote:
I'll have to learn spangling - any tips for instructions?
My absolutely favourite method -- in the old days, when I still used
spangled Midlands -- was the Winslow Way. I got a sheet of
instructions from them at the Arachne '98 gathering in
