Hi Arachnids I consider my bobbins as tools of my trade, as they were originally meant to be. If one gets broken I mend it if I can. If the spangle breaks I respangle. If the spangle is too heavy I respangle with a lighter spangle, not necessarily to same beads but ones that are the size and weight I need. The earlier laces were made using finer thread and as thicker thread was used heavier spangles were needed. Spangle wire does not last as long as bobbins and I doubt if many very old bobbins have their original wire and probably not the original beads. I have decorated bobbins because I enjoy using them and I have no interest in the resale value of my bobbins. Whatever is done to a bobbin in it,s lifetime is it,s own story.
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