I have made quite a few tapestry bobbins, and whilst not a lace maker I
would find it hard to imagine them being used on a pillow. They are about 5
inches long and the tail diameter would be almost 1/2 an inch. Certainly
the long neck would hold a lot of lace making thread. Possibly a yak
I have four very small tapstry bobbins, which would probably do for
Honiton lace. But I could be wrong, as I don't do Honiton - I use these
for lucet work.
Judge for yourself. Here is a link to the place where I bought them,
which gives a photograph and details:-
These are nice bobbins for fine tapestry, and very nice for lucet work. They
are too long at 13 cm. for Honiton, unless with thicker thread and an
enlarged pattern, and a proportionately larger pillow? I think the necks are
too long for the bobbins to behave in a Honiton manner g. My Honitons are
I bought some tapestry bobbins from Robin Russ Handweavers many years ago,
and they work just fine for tape lace (with those pointy ends, sewings are
easy).
Lorelei
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