All lace questions are welcome here. In the ideal world (if there is such), a lacemaker would have a full supply of bobbins in each size and style to suit whatever thread/lace style she wanted to work with.
In the real world, we use what we have available. Yes, it is preferred to have all the bobbins on one project matching as closely as possible. For the really speedy lacers, matching bobbins help a lot. For those of us who are more deliberate, mixed bobbins are not as much problem. I have mixed various kinds when I was short of matching bobbins. It was not a serious problem to deal with. I do prefer a set that's close in size and weight but will use whatever I need to use in order to make my pattern of choice. Over a period of time, bit by bit I accumulated more bobbins, and more pillows....which needed more bobbins again. <G> Use what you have, now, and put bobbins on your wish list for birthday, Christmas, and any other occasion that comes along. The next time you do a pattern this size, you might not need the travel bobbins to fill out the number. Have fun with your project. Alice in Oregon -- cool but not yet wet --- Gina Shillitani <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > This is probably a stupid question but here goes. I > have a number of > "standard" size bobbins and another group of > "travel" size bobbins. Is > it feasible to mix these two sizes on the same > project on the pillow? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
