A couple of things that I have learnt the hard way from working on patterns
from Jacquie Barbers; tradition into creation.
If the thread tries very hard to slip off the bobbin she recommends using a
small springy hair clip; a smaller version of the things you clip long hair up
with. They are about £2 for 6 in the supermarket and cheaper on market stalls
Secondly, you have to see which way the yarn is spun. I wound all my bobbins
as though I was using cotton or linen and some of the lace weight wools simple
snapped because they had been spun in the opposite direction to cotton and were
undoing themselves as I went.
Kind Regards
Liz Baker
On 29 Apr 2013, at 15:11, lacel...@frontier.com wrote:
When I make a scarf with yarns, I use my largest Belgian or Danish bobbins.
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From: Karen Zammit Manduca kazama...@gmail.com
... what bobbins would you recommend I use for a fairly thick yarn to make a
scarf or shawl? I need to use something that can hold lots of yarn because
I'm sure knots would show.
Karen in Malta
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