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,
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
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
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
