Last year I made a bobbin lace vest that is one of Christine Mirecki's patterns. I did not use Yaspe silk, but a weaving silk that I got from Webs in Northampton, MA which is a little finer. I used large continental bobbins (somewhat similar to Spanish) and was able to wind approximately 8 yards of the silk thread on each bobbin. After much trial and error (I also tried mini hair clips and drinking straws with no success), I came up with the following solution. I made sure that when I wound the bobbins I only put thread on the bottom two thirds of the neck, leaving the top third of the neck bare wood which held the hitch very nicely.
Jill in Newport Pagnell, Bucks - 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/
