What Agnes says about her larger bobbins is true. I used a couple of
pairs of Mike's "Longshanks" for gimps (Perle 5) and you can get
quite a lot on them!! Not sure that they would hold too much if it
were 5ply wool or similar tho...
Before I started buying bobbins I made some from skewers (the wood
ones you'd throw away after a barbie!) Cut in two with wrapping
paper glued to them they worked well. I spangled the bottoms of
them. You could increase the amount of paper to make them thicker,
and wind a very long thin strip for the top. The amount of plain
skewer left is what holds the threads
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That way you could make the + end thicker or the --- longer!!
Or just a long thin strip of paper at either end and fill the rest
with wool!
Let us know if it works....
Sue
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