Janet wrote: My question now is about bobbins. I know many of you use the spangled ones but I was wondering if anyone uses the square European ones I have seen on some websites. They look like the would resist the rolling problem that has been mentioned and I wonder if they would make a good starter bobbin or what. I see myself as ultimately doing yardage lace for the most part and I don't know if that will make a difference.
============================================= Dear Janet, There are a zillion types of bobbins. Basically, round ones and spangled ones and square ones. Myself, I am squarely in the square bobbin camp. Love 'em to death. Personally, I think they stack admirably, being square, but your mileage may vary. I have some of the fancy turned squares, which as Tamara says, are an abomination to sew with, but not all laces have sewings. I have short plain, single headed squares that I use for almost everything. I have the square binche bobbins by the hundreds for the classic continental laces of Binche and Flanders. I also have some classic Honiton bobbins and Rosaline, which are round, but don't get used much. I have resisted acquiring the International squares that Tamara admires so much, and that I agree are "practically perfect" simply on the grounds of ecnonomy (what I have works), but my resistance may fail sooner than later. Since my preferences run to plainer bobbins, and my first attempts to use spangled bobbins met with disaster, I see spangled bobbins as pretties but not as tools to use. They just don't suit me. I don't get along with them. The point being that tools are a very personal preference. Have fun making your choices. Patty Dowden - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
