I have made quite a few tapestry bobbins, and whilst not a lace maker I
would find it hard to imagine them being used on a pillow. They are about 5
inches long and the tail diameter would be almost 1/2 an inch. Certainly
the long neck would hold a lot of lace making thread. Possibly a "yak"
substitute!! :)
As has been said, they are made to hang vertically, hold thickish thread and
be able to pass between the vertical threads. (Someone will tell me if it
is the warp or the woof!) Some are weighted with lead in the tail.
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From: "bev walker" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: "Bridget Marrow" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Saturday, November 15, 2008 4:17 AM
Subject: Re: [lace] South America Trip - bobbins
I have tried tapestry bobbins for a scarf in bobbin-lace, using yarn. Such
bobbins are intended to be used on a vertical setup; on a slanting or flat
bobbin lace pillow, I found them to be too 'pointy' and they rolled a lot.
They should be ok on a bolster pillow.
There are other nice tools for weaving at the site Janice mentioned. Thank
you Bridget for clarifying - led me to investigate ;)
On Fri, Nov 14, 2008 at 4:19 AM, Bridget Marrow
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote:
However the bobbins you bought are not actually intended for lace-making,
but
for tapestry weaving. This is made clear on the website.
....
I can imagine the large, long-necked bobbins being very useful for some
types
of modern lace, if you need to wind on a lot of thickish thread.
--
Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of
Canada
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