In a message dated 9/9/2004 1:53:12 PM Pacific Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> No, not 'extremely' difficult, just slower and call for a bit more care. > Beaded bobbins also come in lots of different sizes, so you don't have to > worry about not having enough thread wound on. Yes, I agree with that. I started lace in the UK with beaded bobbins and have a wonderful collection that I love. I have a fine collection of antique bobbins with inscriptions and masses of new bobbins that recall a lace day, or special occasion. However I have also been lucky enough to live in Belgium and France and my own experience suggests that each lace is best learned with the bobbins of the country that developed that lace. I have found that laces that require constant sewings and similar maneuvers are easier to make if one uses the bobbins that the lacemakers of that area use. This said, I have English friends in my Bruges lace group who continue to use beaded bobbins for Binche with wonderful results. As an American lacemaker without a national lace, I am free to choose whatever bobbins I find will work well with the lace to be made. I suppose that the skill is in the mind and the tools are truly an accessory. Elaine Merritt The Lace Museum 552 South Murphy Avenue Sunnyvale CA 94086 Tel: 408 730 4695 - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
