Years ago (it seems!) when this idea was first muted on the list as a
cheap way of making bobbins for beginners, I imagined the beads to be
fairly uniform, such as the plastic pony beads sold here in the UK for
children's craft activities - colourful, but maybe a bit caterpillar
like in looks! Using the longer beads has made yours really attractive,
Lorelei, and I expect they look just as good as turned bobbins on the
pillow. Finding beads here with a decent sized hole isn't easy - as I
found out when I needed to replace the ones on my sandals! (In this
case, they are espadrille type sandals, and the beads are at the ends of
the ribbons - I had very little choice when it came to finding four
large wooden beads with approx 4mm diameter holes drilled through - ie
big enough to take the ribbon - and those I did find were expensive!)
In message <ed84dbecd2fe4478a1dc97479a81c...@loreleihalley>, Lorelei
Halley <[email protected]> writes
When I first started bobbin lace I made a bunch of large bobbins with wooden
beads and dowels.
Here is a photo: http://lynxlace.com/images/bbn4.jpg
Lorelei
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