Hi Bobbi -
Yes, Richard Worthen is the maker, and that is the little gadget that I've
mentioned. I gave him one of my own swivel hackles and asked him to put a
bobbin "handle" on it. Since then, he has made hundreds of them! They're
handy to have to help with those really short broken threads. I guess it bears
mentioning that once Richard has put a handle on then, they no longer swivel,
but that's not a necessary component for our use.
Clay
Clay
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Clay Blackwell
Lynchburg, VA
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Hi all,
First I want to apologize for not being 100% sure of the maker.
But at Convention last year in Denver I bought a bobbin with
one of these little swivel things on the end. It is exactly the 'rotary
hackle' that Tamara is talking about but in stead of that metal shaft
there is a wooden bobbin (nice looking too!). It's wonderful! I
*think* that the maker was Richard Worthen. Can't find a web
site for him though. Anyone with any thoughts?
It is a lovely piece though and if anyone is interested I will send
you a photo of mine.
Be safe and make lots of lace!
bobbi
~*~
Do not meddle
in the affairs of dragons,
for you are crunchy,
and taste good with ketchup.
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On Mar 7, 2006, at 19:37, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Robin) wrote:
> I have a pair of reverse tweezers, but I didn't get them from Holly.
> They're a little longer than a bobbin, which I prefer to the very short
> hackle pliers. And, since they're made from ribbon-shaped metal
> instead of the round (wire-shaped) metal of hackle pliers, I find it
> easier to pinch them open.
Ah... But the hackle pliers on the swivel-handle that Clay had
introduced me to aren't round at all at the pinch part... :) They're as
small as others at the "business" (thread holding) end, but they flare
out immediately into a comfortable 5mm flat width where you pinch them
to open... And, as Clay had said, the handle is both skinny and as long
as most bobbins, so can be paired with a bobbin when two need to run
parallel for a bit (retiring the broken end of a thread and introducing
a fresh one)... Also, at their widest part, they're still only 5mm
wide, which means they don't take up as much space on the pillow as the
more traditional, shorter ones.
They really _are_ great, at least the original ones are. You can see
them here:
http://www.traditionalangler.com/Griffin_FlyTying_Tools.asp
Griffin-made are the ones I used to get; I don't remember what the
other brand (the ones where part of the spring protrudes) was, since I
never got any.
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Tamara P Duvall http://t-n-lace.net/
Lexington, Virginia, USA (Formerly of Warsaw, Poland)
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