At 11:31 AM 8/9/2003 +0100, you wrote:
>Can anyone who has experience of using Continental bobbins tell me whether
>they are easier to pick up and handle than Midlands bobbins?
>
I think we need to go to the basics here, and think carefully. Over the
centuries, there have been many shapes/styles
to add to Alice's excellent discussion:
I think that the style of bobbin tends to work best on the sort of
pillow to which it is normally associated. However, try the continental
style, maybe borrow a couple of bobbins, or find something in the
household that resembles the bobbin, attached a threa
I don´t work the lace by putting my hands under the bobbins. I work from the
upside like with midlands and honiton. There are other kinds of lace that
use the hands under the bobbins, when they are hanging from the pillow.
Ann-Marie
>
> Bobbins range from 3" to 6" with every type of shape and carvi
On Saturday, August 9, 2003, at 11:57 AM, alice howell wrote:
We need someone with experience on a bolster pillow to speak up now.
Anyone with hand problems using continentals successfully?
I have an inflammatory form of arthritis (it's not rheumatiod
arthritis, but similar and is treated with m
