Hello Ann and all sleepy Sunday here, while I can't provide you with a diagram or even a link to one - and there is probably one somewhere on the 'net - I can tell you the string winder is similar to the capstan winch. For the bobbin winder, the endless loop of string goes around a stationery peg, perhaps a pin on the lacemaker's pillow, the loop goes around and about the bobbin enabling the bobbin to move, to roll around, whilst the loop is pulled. IIRC the loop is held taut in one hand while the other hand tensions the bobbin - the *third hand* guides the thread around the bobbin. I know there is an easy way to use this (someone told me she has the loop going around her chair) and I once saw a lacemaker stop lacing and wind a bobbin in this way right on her pillow. Hope this helps until someone else can provide a better description! (who/what is Heath Robinson?)
On Sun, Aug 24, 2008 at 2:39 PM, ann.humphreys <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I seem to remember some time ago someone describing how to make a bobbin > winder using string. I remember thinking it was a good idea and intended to > remember the details but my rememberer forgot to remember so if anyone knows > what I am talking about or has a good idea for a Heath Robinson winder I > would be very grateful. > Ann > Yorkshire UK > - > -- Bev (near Sooke, BC on beautiful Vancouver Island in an August rain, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
