Hello All! At the 2014 IOLI convention in Sacramento, I attended Lauran Sundin's wire lace class. One of the techniques she demonstrated in class involved twisting wires together to make heavier cable. She used a cordless drill at low speed. Today I wanted to combine two strands of 28 & two strands of 30 gauge wire to create a cable/gimp. The last time I used a power drill, the torque caused a spiral fracture to my ring finger. To avoid another trip to the emergency room, my husband suggested a Dremel drill because it has variable speed control. Unfortunately none of the Dremel attachments allowed me to connect my wire to the drill. That's when I remembered my Spinster! This is a low-tech tool that many embroiderers use to make twisted cording for a finished edge. Using a doubled length of each wire, I attached the wire loop ends to the Spinster hook. My husband twisted together the four free ends & held them with a pair of flat blade jewelry pliers while I reeled! under tension. The resulting cable is quite lovely for my first effort & I will use this method again. The Spinster was easy to use/control & adequate for my 28/30 gauge wire but does require an extra pair of hands. Hope this is helpful to others who are working with wire. If someone else posted this info, sorry for the rerun. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Erie, PA USA
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