Hello All! OMG--Tess, thanks so much--Arizona rocks!! It's a wonderful site & I have been known to get lost in there for days. The 1875 Honiton Lace Book & 1885 Ladies Fancy Work are my faves from this visit. Thanks to you & John for sharing! As to Bev's comments on kumihimo, I've not seen the Franciscan cords but there are other old plaiting/braiding techniques in which the bobbins are not held. Just before The Lacemaker shop closed, I purchased a Chinese braiding stand to use with Jacqui Carey's book. I'm still practicing with big thread & hope to get good enough to replicate Miao embroidery with fine silk at some point. Threads are picked up & the weighted bobbins simply hang to provide tension when not in use. If memory serves, Tracy also had a Viking (??) cord set-up that hung from a doorway. Bobbins are swung but not held. Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL USA
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