When, on a trip to England a few years ago, I bought three of these winders, (no, not all for me - I was acting as a "courier" for other lacemakers) from Russell Perrin, of SMP lace, he told me that if *ever* any part of the winder broke, or got lost, he guarantees to send a replacement part anywhere in the world.
Ruth Budge (Sydney, Australia). --- "Tamara P. Duvall" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Saturday, Jun 14, 2003, at 21:42 US/Eastern, Janice Blair wrote: > > > Regarding the SMP nylon winder that was mentioned in the same digest, I > > bought mine on my first trip to the NEC in England in 1994 when I first > > started lacemaking and I have loved it since. [...] > > I still use it at home for winding on lots of thread although the > > rubber clamps are looking a little worse for wear these days. > > I've never been quite sure whether mine (bought from a different > source; > > The rubber "grips" on the clamp in my winder dried out and crumbled > very fast -- within a couple of years. I scraped them off, and replaced > them with 4 "modified" strips of 1/8" thick "plastic" (sort-of like > compressed foam; sold in WalMart's craft section, as colourful shapes, > or sheets to cut, for ??? purpose). Those have been on, without any > deterioration, for 8rs or longer. http://mobile.yahoo.com.au - Yahoo! Mobile - Check & compose your email via SMS on your Telstra or Vodafone mobile. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
