These are nice bobbins for fine tapestry, and very nice for lucet work. They are too long at 13 cm. for Honiton, unless with thicker thread and an enlarged pattern, and a proportionately larger pillow? I think the necks are too long for the bobbins to behave in a Honiton manner <g>. My Honitons are 10 cm., and more slender again. Brian, the vertical threads are warp threads, the tapestry bobbins hold the weft-weaving-'woof' thread.
On Sat, Nov 15, 2008 at 4:36 AM, Linda Walton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>wrote: > I have four very small tapstry bobbins, which would probably do for Honiton > lace. But I could be wrong, as I don't do Honiton - I use these for lucet > work. > > Judge for yourself. Here is a link to the place where I bought them, which > gives a photograph and details:- > > http://www.fibrecrafts.com/ProductDetail.asp?Level1=&Level2=&Level3=&PID=5214&Action=&; > > > Brian Lemin wrote: > >> >> 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. >> >> >> -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke 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]
