don't lose any of my
bobbins.
Carol - in Sufoflk UK
'Deliver us, Lord, from every evil, and grant us peace in our day.'
- Original Message -
Sent: Friday, October 08, 2010 8:17 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Re: Bobbin-A-Long School of Lacemaking
I am not a fan of tying thread to bobbins
Carol
Welcome to the tie-ers on lacemakers. [TeeHee.]
Bobbins are getting more expensive all the time.
Losing them can be expensive.
This has been a very interesting topic to me.
Susie Johnson
Susie Johnson
Morris, IL
Hi All,
I *do* put a slip knot on when I wind bobbins - I
This is true. Normally you just hold the thread end in place as you wind.
My exception is that I wind too little of thread(the frugal part in me) and
I am always running to the end of the thread, but just enough to finish the
small project. That is why I did that. I can show the optional method
I am not a fan of tying thread to bobbins either unless it is the only
way for the person I'm teaching to get on with lacemaking. Fiddling
with knots is time-consuming. Use more thread - it is the least of our
expenses, yes?
I use the amount of thread on the bobbin as an anchor, *a tool in
