Kathy
IMO you will be best using whichever bobbins you feel happy with. If you have always used spangled bobbins then it is difficult to get used to the different way of handling the unspangled ones, and you will probably be happier and make better progress using your spangled bobbins. It is mainly just tradition as to what type of bobbins are used for which type of lace.
Honiton (and Binche) bobbins are small and lightweight; designed for very fine thread. The heavier continental bobbins have the bulbous end for weight and tensioning which is the main reason for the spangles on English Midlands bobbins. The only advantage of using unspangled bobbins is that making sewings is a bit easier, but if your spangles are small and neatly made with no bits of wire sticking out they don't cause any difficulties. So, use whatever you are comfortable with but do try to match the weight of the bobbins to the thickness of your threads.
Brenda
On 23 Feb 2005, at 21:44, Kathy wrote:
I am wondering if it is worth it to try and get used to these bobbins, or will my spangled ones cause even more trouble as I get more involved in doing these types of lace? Is this style of bobbin used mostly because of tradition? I have not had trouble in the past using the spangled bobbins with sewings if that is the reason for using them. If it's just a matter of practicing with these bobbins in order to make the lace easier, I'm willing to do that, but if there is really no good reason to, I might as well learn to do the lace and not worry about the bobbins jumping all over. Will the Honiton be harder to learn with the spangled bobbins?
Brenda http://www.argonet.co.uk/users/paternoster/
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