Thanks for the advice. I figured out that hanging the bobbins out for the night might help when they kept getting unhitched even while hanging, so that I couldn't work with them at all... I don't have a tree, but I just stuck a bunch of thick pins into the wall. Now I have an impressive row of bobbins hanging over my desk ;-)
Weronika On Thu, Apr 22, 2004 at 09:29:04PM -0400, Patricia Ann Fisher wrote: > Dear Weronkia, > > I don't know how anyone else does it but I generally use bobbins that will > hold a lot of thread (ie. longer neck area) for heavier threads like 40/2 or > 50/2. Most times this means the bobbins are bigger but not always. I usually > use the Midlands bobbins anyway. I do have a few English Thumper bobbins > (these are heavier bobbins that don't have a spangle) that I use for gimps > in any size lace. Danish bobbins work well for the heavier laces and that's > what I started out using. They do tend to roll around the pillow a lot if > you don't put the ones not in use to one side with a pin! For finer laces > 60/2 and up I use any of my Midlands bobbins that aren't too clunky. Some of > the books tell you that the bobbins all have to weigh exactly the same to > make nice even lace but I haven't found out that its true (maybe I'm just > not that fussy!). I suppose it does make a difference when you are making > leaves or tallies. (I love making leaves but hate tallies, especially those > dratted cucumber feet!). > > To keep the thread from unwinding constantly (a big problem when you are > learning!) I usually wind my bobbins and then hang the wound pairs on a > bobbin tree (or in my case a bobbin fence!) overnights so that the thread > has a chance to "set" on the bobbins. It's much like putting your hair up in > rollers (if anyone still does that!). At least you don't have to sleep on > your bobbins overnight! > > A bobbin tree kind of looks like real tree does in winter, one stick going > straight up with branches going off to the side. Mine looks like a fence > with a post on either end and two rails in between and the whole business > sitting on a flat board. The bobbins straddle the fence with one bobbin of > each pair on either side. Kind of looks like this: I===I > > Hope this has helped a little. Good luck on your lacemaking! > > Trish Fisher, in Scott Depot, WV where it has stopped raining for a while > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Weronika Patena" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Lace" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Tuesday, April 20, 2004 5:41 PM > Subject: [lace] yet more questions - size of bobbins and thread > > > > Hello, everyone! > > > > More questions... > > > > In general, heavier bobbins should be used with thicker thread, right? > > But given some size of thread, how do I know what size of bobbins I > > should use? Any advice/examples? I know this is a hard question to > > answer reasonably, since there are different types of bobbins and they > > don't have standard sizes, but maybe someone can come up with an > > answer... > > More specifically, I'm using Bockens 35/2 linen, which is pretty thick, > > and I'm wondering if my bobbins are too small - the stiff thread makes > > them unwind a lot... What bobbins would you suggest for this thread > > size? > > Also, what bad things happen when your bobbins are too small or too > > large for the thread size? > > > > Weronika > > > > - > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
