Hi Clay and everyone I echo this
On 7/31/07, [EMAIL PROTECTED] <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > The main attraction to the Beswick winder, for me, was the engineering > that went in to the little thing! It is not only small, but comes apart > into three pieces (no screws or clamps required to assemble!), and the parts > fit snugly together in their own little storage bag. The handle even folds > up into one of the sections! It is a clever, clever design. When I got mine some years ago I didn't even see the 'pins' at first inserted into one of the pieces, uncovered by means of a small shaped hinge that swings only one way. This winder can be self-clamped to a surface or pinned right to one's pillow with the long pins. If nothing else it is fun to bring out at a lace meeting and demonstrate how to wind from a small spool of thread (which perches on a built-in spindle!). Many of my bobbins aren't shaped suitably to fit this winder and lately I've been winding directly from a massive skein of fine silk thread, for which I need an umbrella swift. The dear little winder can't compete with the lack of momentum between it and the skein holder, and in any case I don't yet have the continental bobbin adapter for it. so, I wind by holding bobbin in hand. The string method works well if one has the knack; it is a basic pulley-hauley system - there is a specific name for it (windlass? comes to mind but I don't think that's quite right) as it is one of those useful everyman devices. > > So my recommendations, in order of cost effectiveness, would be to scout > out the last trick I mentioned, or to find the winder (from my list above > and from those others send you) for the type bobbin you use most. > > Yes ;) -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
