This brings up an amazing mental picture.   I know I will be slow and
awkward, but I must give it a try....fascinating

Thanks for the insight.
BarbE


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>Mrs Janes, a professional Bedfordshire lace maker,
> taught as a little girl at the end of the 19th century.
 > "She used only her left hand to move the bobbins, working the stitch with
the
> three middle fingers and flicking the spare bobbins out of the way left or
> right with her little finger and thumb respectively.  Meanwhile her right
hand
> moved the pins and it was quite literally a continuous action of both
hands at > considerable speed and amazing to watch.

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