Well that was a fun night.
We started off with a presentation about Westonbirt National Arboretum, it's history, trees and ongoing works - facinating place. Is anyone going to make the August bank holiday Treefest exhibition?
After the break the Hands-on part started, Robin (a sometimes contributor to this forum) was demonstrating turning off-centre ducks, John (our chairman) was showing how to set up and use a bandsaw and there was me on the bobbins.
Making a bobbin is fairly simple so the important part was getting the members to understand that there are many and various regional and national types of bobbins as well as all the different tools that can be made. Many happy members walked away with a handout and a few even had one of the bobbins I made in front of them. Hopefully it will encourage a few to have a go at small spindle work.
Our newsletter/archivest did take some photos and has promised to send them to me, when they arrive I'll post them here, but in the mean time I've attached the drawing I did for the handout to make a Lace Bobbin Storyboard.
For those of you that know, yes I have shown it a little thick at 7.5mm to 8mm not the more normal ¼” (6.25mm), but I did not want to scare off our new turners.
John,
yes we're a tough crowd, but as the chief heckler was turning Bobbins, it was not too bad!
Malcy,
I look at the Mother & Babe – Cow & Calf bobbins and am fascinated by them, any hints & tips on making them would be very gratefully received.
