I have a beautiful oak turned bobbin tree which I bought as a rash purchase
from Biggins at a lace day a couple of years ago.
At first, I didn't use it. But this was because I was making lace sitting on
my bed and would wind and use my bobbins immeadiately. However, it was a
beautiful thing a
On Apr 26, 2004, at 15:41, Barb ETx wrote:
[...] I use wide-mouth mason jarhang the wound pair over mouth
edge...one inside and one outside. Never saw a reason to change. In
fact, when bobbins wound, I drop the thread in the jar, screw on the
top and keep it clean and handy.
And, Karen in C
Improvisation is a good idea, and the cardboard box idea is a good one.
I've never made or bought a bobbin tree, but have a tall plastic tupperware
jug which I use when I need something to hold bobbins. It is straightsided
and fairly stable, and can be covered with a cover cloth. One of the
bobbi
clean and handy.
BarbE oh, it is a quart size jar
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> You all are going to laugh, I'm sure. I improvised a b
I did the same but forgot the rice part so it fell! With the bobbins on it!
Now I can laugh at it but not at that time :-))It works very good.
Ann-Marie
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You all are going to laugh, I'm sure. I improvised a bobbin tree of sorts
early in my lace making "carreer" and still use it, as it works fine. I took
an empty cereal box (Honey Nut Cheerios... yum!) and covered it with felt,
after weighting the bottom with rice to prevent tipping. It works like a
I have a really nice one made by Toby Neeve in the early 90's. It has 2
lovely plain ends "bookending" 2 notched bars. I don't remember what
wood he used (rosewood maybe), and it's beautifully finished and hold
about 50 pairs, if I hang across both rows, but I could get about 100
pairs if I wante
