Talking about fuzz in your lace I used to get tweezers to pull out my
little yorkshire terrier hairs out but then I thought - what a wheeze
to confuse experts in a hundred or so years trying to work out what that
"thread" is, must be my wicked sense of humour.
Sue M Harvey
Norfolk UK
No virus
Dear Lacemakers,
This fabric book appears to be a good solution - but...
I'd suggest against felt, because your fine lace threads can pick up fuzz
that can get worked into your lace.
Jeri Ames
Lace and Embroidery Resource Center
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Good Morning All,
I've been following the thread about something needed to bundle bobbins.
What I use is some left over squares from an unfinished quilt.
The squares are about 5 inches square. I took 4 of the squares and sewed them
together down one side in a sort of book format.
this would only work with spangled bobbins, not with continentals.
Beth McCasland
in the suburbs of New Orleans, Louisiana
> [Original Message]
> From: Noelene Lafferty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
> To: Lace Arachne
> Date: 1/2/2008 9:43:30 AM
> Subject: [lace] Bundling bobbins
>
Maybe I'm re-inventing the wheel, but ...
When working on a piece that uses lots of bobbins, I bundle my Midlands
bobbins together when not being used in lots of about 6 pair through the
spangles with a piece of nylon cord, the ends of which I've dipped in clear
nail polish to form a firm "poin