So sorry. Auto correct changed my subject from “pewter in” to “pestering”. I’ve corrected it here so it will index properly.
Brian has kindly replied that there’s not much difference in weight with pewter added. Jean Reardon, western Pennsylvania > On Jan 4, 2020, at 10:41 PM, J Reardon <j...@zoominternet.net> wrote: > > Thank you, Brian, for making your bobbin photos and comments available to > us. I used the link and the first examples I saw were pewter enhanced. > There’s been a question rumbling in my mind for a while about the pewter. > Does it add noticeably to the weight of the bobbin? I see they are also > spangled, which adds weight, so I’m guessing the answer is no. > > I’ve been frustrated with the large area taken up by bobbins and would love > to find something the size of a honiton bobbin but much heavier for use with > threads like Oliver Twist, Finca 12, etc. Might that be why the pewter was > added? > > Jean Reardon, in dreary western Pennsylvania. I wish I could send our never > ending rain your way. > >> On Jan 4, 2020, at 10:20 PM, brid...@bigpond.com wrote: >> - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
