One is to get a fat drinking straw the next time you're in a restaurant that has them. Cut sections of the straw roughly the size of the neck, and then slice the straw open from top to bottom. The straw can then be slipped over the neck and thread and hitch, and keep it under control.
i have those hook headed bobbins which work really well for metallics. but the straw i use for covering pre-wound bobbins to keep the threads clean and if i have a project that i know i cannot work on for a while, i cover those for both clean threads and holding the thread in place. i like using metallic threads. Hugs, Lin and the Mali "Write it on your heart that every day is the best day in the year." Ralph Waldo Emerson > > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
