Holly, it's amazing what we will do to experiment with a new fibre hobby! My first bobbins were whittled from wooden dowling and my pillow was a leftover chunk of insulation foam. I still have my first *ugly* pieces.
I have worked with my handspun coloured cotton, 2-ply, and it wasn't too bad for bobbin lace. It broke in a thin spot once or twice but was easy to repair. I've also used handspun linen for a gimp thread in a piece with commercial linen thread. I really like bobbin lace in linen -- it has a firmness and heft that cotton doesn't. You have to be a little more careful because even the commercial stuff has the occasional little slubs. Hugs, Louisa To stop mail temporarily mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] with the message: set nomail To restore send: set mail
