Dear Friends,
As I spangles a few more pairs tonight I recalled that my method was
not how I was taught. Over the years I've tried wire (eventually
breaks); fishing line (same); and double threading through one way
and back the other: all of which took ages to do and I hated it.
So a few
Now this one had me sitting up straight and paying attention. I have a
growing pile of broken spangles and a decreasing number of bobbins for use
and dont enjoy the process either, so I think this is something I really
must try,
Thank you David, hope your finger is not hurting now.
Sue T
I'm very fond of the beauty of Midlands bobbins and their spangles, even though
I now mostly use Swiss or International bobbins (Midlands are too hard to pick
up off a flat block pillow). But I have lots and lots of Midlands. I love the
pretty beads for spangles, but I hate the spangle
Dear Friends,
As I was making lace today I noticed myself doing a few things which
I've discovered work for me but would not be mentioned in books necessarily.
Then I began to think, I bet most of us do such things. Now these
could be the very short cuts, handy hints etc. which would be of
