Thanks for the link, which I got from several Arachne. I can find the continental squares but I prefer the plainer International squares with double heads. I dislike all the turnings on the continental ones when doing sewings, especially with the silk thread I am using. It catches on everything, including pin heads.
I do have a number of the Matthew Hester bobbins which I acquired from the Lace Guild as thank you bobbins for patterns. Nice to put a name to them. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org --- On Sun, 5/24/09, Alice Howell <[email protected]> wrote: From: Alice Howell <[email protected]> Subject: Re: [lace] cost/number of bobbins To: "Janice Blair" <[email protected]>, "lace" <[email protected]> Date: Sunday, May 24, 2009, 8:49 PM Just a happy customer...all disclaimers made,,, My favorite bobbin comes from the company called Lacemaking Circle in California. http://www.lacemaking.com/LacemakingCircle.htm They don't have every kind of bobbin, but if they have what you want, the price is probably good. They mark two or three styles as special each time I look. They have two square bobbins. One is temporarily out of stock but is listed to have more any time now. You can look to see if they have what you want. Alice in Oregon ----- Original Message ---- From: Janice Blair <[email protected]> Alice wrote: . My favorite continental bobbin costs me about 65-70 cents (USA) each when I buy 100 of them on special. .......... Alice, Where are you finding weekly specials for bobbins? I don't think I have ever seen a sale of bobbins anywhere! Most of the less expensive bobbins quoted are Midlands. We prefer to use square continental bobbins for our beginners. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
