Has anyone mentioned knitting stitch holders yet? They're like very long safety pins (but not sharp) and you thread them through your spangles. They won't help a bit with unspangles bobbins, though ...
http://www.jigsawknits.co.uk/mkstore/index.php?act=viewProd&productId=205 or http://www.theknittingparlour.co.uk/shop/p044-clover-jumbo-double-ended-stit ch-holder.html Margery. ================================================ margerybu...@o2.co.uk in North Hertfordshire, UK ================================================ > -----Original Message----- > From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] > On Behalf Of David in Ballarat > Sent: Monday 09 March 2009 14:56 > To: bev walker; Cher > Cc: lace@arachne.com > Subject: Re: [lace] Miss Channer receives.../ideas for > stacking bobbins > > > > >I watched a lacemaker working with hundreds of Midlands > pairs, a big Beds. > >piece on a large cookie pillow, and she was able to pick up groups of > >bobbins, twist the bundle once so that the leader threads > were all together, > >and left them back of the pillow. > > Now THAT'S an intriguing idea which I haven't tried yet. Must give it > a go. But it certainly sounds feasible. > > My giant safety pins made by cutting a plastic coated coat hanger in > half, hold around 32 bobbins each depending on the > flamboyancy of the spangle. > David > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing > the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachnemodera...@yahoo.com > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
