If you need a quantity of good, cheap bobbins, it is well worth checking out the websites of people like SMP Lace or Winslow Bobbins in the UK.....there are several UK suppliers who sell beginners bobbins for a reasonable price if you buy a minimum of 50 bobbins at a time.
Here in Australia, if I have a new student, I always suggest that they get their first set of bobbins from one of these suppliers and the landed price here in Australia is much, much less than 3 GBP. Ruth thelacema...@optusnet.com.au -----Original Message----- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Achim Siebert Sent: Monday, 25 May 2009 12:46 AM To: lace Cc: Achim Siebert Subject: Re: [lace] speaking of bobbins Still searching for real "six penny" bobbins ... no wonder nearly nobody does exquisite bobbin lace any more. If a project needs 300-400 bobbins and a simple continental one costs 3 GBP nobody can or wants to afford making intricate lace. It would cost a small fortune. Since there are modern turning lathes that make copies of a piece all by themselves I really don't understand those fancy prices. Sorry to let some steam off here, but it's something that irks me for quite a while now. At least langendorfkloeppel.de has better prices for 100+ bobbins, so I'm set now for the book "Schwarzarbeit" - if only I had the courage to start one of those beautiful patterns (kudos to David with his wonderful monster-mat!). Best, Achim. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
