I am finding this to be true as well, Alex, as I am now working on my first Bucks Point. I have a lot of spangled bobbins and the spangles do tend to be too wide and crowd the area. Most of my spangle wire is fairly flexible and I have squeezed a few to tame them.
-- Mark, aka Tatman website: http://www.tat-man.net blog: http://tat-man.net/blog Magic Thread Shop: http://www.tat-man.net/tatterville/tatshop/tatshop.html email: tat...@tat-man.net Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/tatmantats On 9/23/10 7:49 AM, "Alex Stillwell" <alexstillw...@talktalk.net> wrote: > Dear Arachnids > > I am surprised at the comments about preferring stiff wire so that the > spangles do not distort. I much prefer wire that allows me to squeeze the > spangle across its width so that the beads meet, making the spangle long and > narrow. This allows the bobbins to lie closer together a necessity when making > Bucks Point which can result in lot of bobbins; I also prefer the way they > handle. However, we must feel comfortable using our bobbins and we are all > different. > > Keep lacemaking > > Alex - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com
