Is anyone suspicious of using aluminum bobbins (as)
knitters are avoiding
aluminum needles...there may be some anecdotal evidence to suggest health risk
from excessively handling aluminum. Sue Hottie
There just was a big
discussion on a sewing machine list and online things conflict but note,
Come on Shirley, put us out of our misery. we know the bobbins are
now unavailable, but what style of bobbins were made??
Sue in EY
On 22 May 2009, at 04:05, Tamara P Duvall wrote:
On May 21, 2009, at 11:28, Jensen Marilyn wrote:
I have some aluminum bobbins which make such a wonderful
I got some of the RGS bobbins at Harrogate. Haven't spangled them
yet. but they will be on the pillow soon as I get some beads to
tone! Gorgeous colours!
Sue in EY
On 22 May 2009, at 07:15, Jacqui Southworth wrote:
On Thu, 21 May 2009 23:44:54 -0400, you wrote:
So, I got this,
Sue Duckles wrote:
I got some of the RGS bobbins at Harrogate. Haven't spangled them
yet. but they will be on the pillow soon as I get some beads to
tone! Gorgeous colours!
I saw those and was definitely tempted, but I'd just bought a book and
had come to the end of my budget. Have
Do all bobbins need to be the same weight? IMHO I'd have thought not,
some old bobbins could have buttons on them, different weight to glass
beads or would one not put bone and wood bobbins together, or ones
with wood beads as opposed to glass. Some ebay sellers put plastic
beads
Sue Duckles wrote:
Do all bobbins need to be the same weight? IMHO I'd have thought not,
some old bobbins could have buttons on them, different weight to glass
beads or would one not put bone and wood bobbins together, or ones
with wood beads as opposed to glass. Some ebay sellers put
I'm not claiming to have more experience than you, Lesley, but I will
share my thoughts anyway! When I'm working a project, I'm not watching
the bobbins, I'm watching the work. So I pick up all bobbins the same.
If it's larger and heavier than the others, I may fumble it. If it's
I have a couple of the aluminium bobbins commemorating the CD 2000 project,
and they are lighter (and a little slimmer) than any of my wooden bobbins.
I love the sound they make, but I personally feel they're too light to use for
anything except fine thread lace.
I see that the RGS engineering
Beth Marshall wrote:
I have a couple of the aluminium bobbins commemorating the CD 2000 project,
and they are lighter (and a little slimmer) than any of my wooden bobbins.
I love the sound they make, but I personally feel they're too light to use for
anything except fine thread lace.
I see
I'll have to dig out an unspangled bone and the aluminium one and
weigh them see if there is a difference, or they're the same
mind you, different makers bobbins can be different weights, thinking
of the shapes and sizes! It's probably so little that it doesn't
matter...
I like my bobbins to be all the same size and weight.
I mostly work with large continentals (all the same) for thick yarns or
spangled midlands bobbins, and they can vary a lot, in thickness and in
length! If I mix sizes and weights it affects both tension and ease of
working.
I keep the
I have several Aluminum bobbins, but I have no idea who made them. I also
inherited a few of mum's aluminum bobbins (although I think hers would
probably be made of aluminium as they were English)!
I love them. I don't find them any different to work with except that they
hold lots of
In message 5c3e2d9a-e7c6-40da-9a14-d7167a637...@duckles.co.uk, Sue
Duckles s...@duckles.co.uk writes
I'll have to dig out an unspangled bone and the aluminium one and
weigh them see if there is a difference, or they're the same
mind you, different makers bobbins can be different weights,
Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net wrote:
I think with my Midlands, there is more lattitude. But since the bobbins are
mostly shaped the same, and have spangles that are consistent in size (my OCD
again??), I don't have as much trouble with differences.
Human physiology is
On May 21, 2009, at 11:28, Jensen Marilyn wrote:
I have some aluminum bobbins which make such a wonderful sound when
lacing- does anyone know who the maker is/was and if they are still
making them?
I used to have a couple of aluminium hookies and they were made by
someone in Australia.
she reads our list occcasionally.
Begin forwarded message:
From: L.Snyder l.sny...@aceweb.com
Date: May 21, 2009 23:36:27 EDT
To: Tamara P Duvall t...@rockbridge.net
Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Aluminum Bobbins
Nothing wrong with your memory, Tamara!
Tregellas is right. I have some, too, way cool
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