If one needs to cord four 'threads' (strands of wire) why not hammer a
nail into a wooden fence post in the garden, loop the wire around the
nail and insert the four cut ends into the chuck of a hand drill? The
drill can be wound very easily and with complete control. This seems to
work for me when DH is not around to hold the other end.
Cheers,
Shirley T. - Adelaide, South Australia where we are impatiently
waiting for some warmer weather with spring in a couple of weeks times.
On 08-Aug-15 11:52 AM, Kim Davis wrote:
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.
Kim​
On Fri, Aug 7, 2015 at 6:41 PM, Susan <hottl...@neo.rr.com> 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
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