Hi Wendy,
 WB> I dropped the bobbin box the other day when it was open and what
 WB> a mess!
Have you seen these hot pink boobin clips?  They will hold the thread in
place on a wound bobbin.  I've also sen bobbin boxes with a foam insert
to hold the bobbins in place.  Those should help you keep the bobbins
together.
 WB> just the opposite.  Don't know what you could do about that except
 WB> re-wind every spool of thread just enough to wind the bobbin each
 WB> time--and that would be impossible!  My brain must still be too
 WB> little to be allowed to wander alone, I have weird thoughts like
I've never thought about things like that.  My bobbins do pretty well,
except when I'm in a hurry.  Then they want to get all messed up in
winding; do you realize how much thread a bobbin holds?  Unwind it
sometime after you've wound it messy, it will surprise you.
 WB> I don't suppose I'd be as tempted to buy it if I knew I'd have to
 WB> part with it during the next move if I didn't finish using it!
 WB> Might save us money but Tom's too old for the military!    And
Mind you, I don't part with everything--by a long shot.  I just dispose
of things I know I won't ever use or can be easily and inexpensively
replaced at our next place.  Trouble with staying here longer is that
I'll packrat more & have a harder time cleaning out when I do have to
move.
 RH> She has been better about patience than her sister; Deborah has been a
 RH> go getter from the start and doesn't like to wait for things.
 WB> Oh, so when *she* gets married are you going to be out of the
 WB> country when dressmaking time rolls around?    Not nice,
 WB> am I?  Mom said one time that I was the most impatient person
 WB> she ever knew...after Dad!  So we knew where I got it!  hehe
Knowing her, she will elope & tell us about it later.  I've no idea what
she will want to do when she gets married; hopefully she will want
someting simple & low fuss--time will tell.  But, if she wants me to
make the dresses, I will & she will have to give me sufficient warning.
Catch you later,
Ruth
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