Well......... These instructions for the bobbins winder in Lace 75 over which there was the *Copyright! Copyright!* alarm bells are actually no instructions at all. So I think if someone actually set to and made one (and from these instructions a good deal of lateral thinking would be needed) and wrote what they actually did, then there is no infringement at all on these that don't really tell you anything. The idea of using a Guttterman's reel wasn't Dorothy Cox's idea, but that of her friend Vicky.
All the instructions consist of is to cut away a strip of plastic on each side of the reel centre (not the whole reel, but the bit you can lever out). This makes the bobbin holder. It slides over the end of a bobbin, with the spangle (if any) hanging on the outside. So theoretically it would work with any spangled or unspangled bobbin that will fit inside the holder. So before you proceed any further, see how many of your bobbins you can use it for. I would think that fine bobbins such as Gravestock's might be too thin to stay in place, but I may be wrong. The rest of the instructions merely say that a fan or similar gadget with a spindle "can be adapted, provided it revolves in the right direction." That's it! No indication at all at to whether it's a push fit, or glue, or make a wedge to hold it on. And of course, so long as the hitch is reversed and the whole pillow is the same, it matters not a lot in which direction you wind your bobbins, so the last condition is unnecessary. The fan illiustrated is one where the fan blades spun on the end, so the winder would be all in a straight line. My fan and the ones I have seen recently have the blades on one side, so they will stand. Are the in-line fans are still available? or if it will work with the right angle turn? It should in theory but it may be awkward to hold or the reel may keep falling off. I don't know if she goes into more detail in her books, but I don't think we need to worry about infringing anything from what is written in Lace. Jacquie in a hot, dry Lincolnshire. - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
