-----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Diane Williams Sent: 29 September 2008 19:00 To: Lace Arachne Subject: Re: [lace] Re: midlands bobbins and spangling Diane wrote:-
>I am working a Downton pattern, on a Downton >size bolster, with Downton bobbins (hands up), >and 120 thread and I have to say that >the bobbins are doing almost all of the tensioning. Many years ago I saw Bertha Kemp at a lace day. Bertha was one of the last survivors of the Downton Lace industry and wrote the first book (to my knowledge) on Downton Lace. She was working so quickly that I thought she was just tidying the bobbins. But she was actually working them with hands down. I work both ways, depending on the mood I'm in. However, hands down is much faster - I don't pick up the bobbins, just flick them over. For this reason I don't like square bobbins. I've got all sorts which I use for different laces - Honiton, continental in various sizes, Downton, Malmesbury, Maltese and spangled East Midlands (and of course, pillows to match.) Liz Pass In Poole Dorset - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
