First, the elastics don't hold bobbins together, they are just put on the bottom of each bobbin as a marker. And these ones just fall apart when getting old, they don't 'melt' (I don't know what they are made of, not rubber or anything like that, and they don't seem to last very long). And it would be very difficult to put safety pins on continental bobbins, since they don't have spangles. Plus, with Binche or Flanders they would get moved to other bobbins very frequently, and if I would put it aside for any length of time I would probably remove the elastics. I don't know of any other way to mark them, I guess I could tie string on the bobbins, but that would be a lot of work, and really slow me down way too much, considering how often they change in Binche....
*Marianne* Marianne Gallant Vernon, BC Canada [email protected] http://threadsnminis.blogspot.ca, https://www.facebook.com/GallantCreation/ On 2017-12-11 4:41 AM, Jane wrote: > Hi, I feel I should post a warning. > > Small elastic bands work very well to keep two bobbins together. > > But, I'm a slow worker and my large Bucks Point piece took a year to > make. During that time the rubber bands perished and stuck to the wood > leaving blue or black coloured rings on the bobbin shanks. > > I found safety pins through the spangles worked much better for me - > obviously a useless suggestion for continentals! > > Maybe if you're a fast worker or in a different climate its not a > problem, but just thought I should mention it. > > Best wishes, > Jane > from a cold muddy New Forest > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to > [email protected]. Photo site: > http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
