---- David C COLLYER <[email protected]> wrote: >>A thin wood dowel ought to work just as well as coathanger wire and ----As soon as I read that I immediately thought of those cheap wooden meat skewers. I recall in my early days when I didn't have enough bobbins I used them with just a rubber band wound round the head and no spangle at all. It was a pain though. However, if I glued a small metal nut on to the end, they could work. The only disadvantage I can see with such think bobbins is that they'd be a pain to wind.
I was thinking of the skewers, too, but opted for a more general description. But they would be a lot easier to wind than your coathangers. Both are hard because they're very narrow, but that's what you want. On the other hand, it's really hard to get thread to "stick" to metal for winding smoothly and reasonably tightly, while the skewers are usually bamboo (at least in the US) and hold the thread well. Robin Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA [email protected] - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
