If people weren't different, then life would be dull indeed. I could see
Tamara roll her eyes at this discussion. She avoids the whole problem by
using unspangled square bobbins for all her lace.
Oh no, I wasn't; just smugly grinning <g> As Clay said, I did start with spangled bobbins. Even found "the best" method of spangling (like Robin, I like them to stay put. I used the Winslow method, which runs the wire through the hole twice, thus filling it fairly tightly). But making sewings with spangles drove me nuts (don't know how Mrs Read does it <g>) and, by trial and error, I came up with a bobbin design that suits *me*, found the perfect bobbin maker in Neil Keats (all the way in Oz), and now I'm happy :)
I gave away most of my Midlands, keeping only about 30 pairs -- most of those were gifts, so have sentimental value. But they're used only to decorate my Christmas Tree... When, after a couple of years of working with the T-squares I tried to go back to them (for a PG lace, where spangles weren't in the way), I found that I was "all thumbs"; the method of handling is different, because the shape is different. And it wasn't worth trying to re-learn, since the squares serve for all the work I do. What they're less suitable for is thread thicker than linen 80/2 or (max, I should think) 60/2, but since I can't remember when I had to work with something thicker than that (don't go much for household linens), it doesn't bother me...
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