When I first started bobbin lace I made a bunch of large bobbins with wooden beads and dowels. Since I was using very thick thread I made the bobbins 6 inches tall, but the idea could be adapted for any size. I would recommend first buying a lot of beads, then taking the beads to the dowels and selecting dowels that are a snug fit, or a little too big. Slightly thick dowels can be sanded down, but glueing a dowel that is too thin into a bead will not make a good attachment and the beads will come loose. Wood glue works well.
Here is a photo: http://lynxlace.com/images/bbn4.jpg The small ones are standard bobbin length, about 4 inches (I did not make the small ones). Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
