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Brian
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From: owner-l...@arachne.com On Behalf Of Lorri
Ferguson
Sent: Sunday, 17 February 2019 5:27 AM
To: Arachne list ; Adele Shaak
Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbin question
Even a home hobbyist can produce very fine bobbins. It is all in the
sanding and polishing.
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: Saturday, February 16, 2019 9:15 AM
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Subject: Re: [lace] Bobbin question
I think we need a woodworker to chime in here, but I believe that bobbins
that
are not professionally made may also be rough because of the type of wood
used. A coarse-grained splintery softwood is never going
Many of the English bobbins are made from fruit wood. Most regions would
have grown fruit trees and so it would have been readily available.
I have a couple of the Malmsbury bobbins that are tapered style. From my
memory of them they are fairly dark coloured and therefore probably not
fruit
I think we need a woodworker to chime in here, but I believe that bobbins that
are not professionally made may also be rough because of the type of wood
used. A coarse-grained splintery softwood is never going to give you the
finish of a dense hardwood. Or so I understand.
Adele
West Vancouver,
Hello Sue,
I've got over 100 antique
Malmesbury bobbins in both versions - with neck or tapered. They are
all straight and blunt ended. None were converted to take spangles,
which you sometimes see on very old, tiny, lightweight bobbins or
continentals sold to the English market in days gone
I felt that most of these bobbins were hand made and often a bit rough and
ready so not necessarily a style but maybe as a result of inexperience and
not made by a skilled craftsman perhaps.
Sue in dull damp Dorset UK, hoping for a bit of sunshine
Thanks Alice—good to know! I wanted to
Thanks Aliceâgood to know! I wanted to understand whether a tapered neck was
a specific feature or an interpretation of the form by individual bobbin
makers in those areas. Looking forward to some ânewâ Malmesbury & Devon
style bobbins made by an expert! Sincerely, Susan Hottle FL USA
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I haven't seen the pictures you refer to but my antique Malmsbury bobbins are
not tapered. They are straight cylinders, about 3/8 inch or less thick,
about 4 inches long, with a thread area cutout about 1/2 inch long. The
bobbins are mostly plain but may have a groove or two, or many,
At OIDFA in Caen, I bought some paper Mache bobbins from the OIDFA stand. They
were made from a thick roll of paper then thin strips of paper were wrapped to
form the thread section and another wrapping at the bottom. They were colourful
- used glossy paper and varnished to make it all firm.
I'm sure any supply dealer would be willing to sell you large bobbins.
However, what we do here when we make scarves is to use our largest/longest
bobbins, then wind on both the thread area and the handle. See if that lets
you get enough yarn on a bobbin before you spend a lot of money.
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Hi,
Does anyone know where I can buy bobbins to hold yarn for making scarves? Or
do
any of you have instructions to make bobbins
I used 'dolly pegs' to make my scarf. I found some 'male ' ones with top hats
which worked to hold the thread fairly well. I bought them
Cheapest way out is to use chopsticks, with rubber bands wound round several
times each end to stop the thread slipping off
Noelene in Cooma
nlaffe...@ozemail.com.au
Does anyone know where I can buy bobbins to hold yarn for making scarves? Or
do any of you have instructions to make bobbins to
Tapestry bobbins will hold a fair amount of yarn but can be expensive.
I used dowels inserted into wooden wheels bought at a craft shop
(Michael's or AC Moore in the US). The wheels are sold in packages of
10 or 20 and are intended for making toy trucks. Mine were about 1 1/2
inches in diameter,
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