This also works well with a bobbin winder, attaching the ends of the bobbins to a bobbin. When I don't have another pair of hands around I duck tape the free ends to my granite counter top.
Kimâ On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 6:41 PM, Susan <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > > Sent from my iPad > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
