A friend (Sharon H) thought of and and now we both use 'Notebook Rings from
the office supply store/section.These are hinged rings that are 'meant' to be
used with hole punched paper. They are also used in one 'brand' of thread
sort store system here in the USA. They come in different sizes and
Hi Arachnids,
Thank you very much for all your contributions to this thread. Just one more
thing, I usually use cover-cloths or draughters to protect my bobbins after
tying them with stitch holders and knicker elastic (cotton covered elastic).
However, I know of 2 ladies who tie their bobbins
This idea brings to mind light-duty caribiners, as potential holders.
On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Lorri Ferguson lorri...@msn.com wrote:
A friend (Sharon H) thought of and and now we both use 'Notebook Rings from
the office supply store/section.These are hinged rings that are 'meant' to
December 2011, 22:44
Subject: Re: [lace] keeping the bobbins safe
and in order.
This idea brings to mind light-duty caribiners, as potential
holders.
On Sun, Dec 11, 2011 at 11:58 AM, Lorri Ferguson lorri...@msn.com
wrote:
A friend (Sharon H) thought of and and now we both use 'Notebook
Rings from
Yes, that is another type of knitting stitch holder which can be used for
holding bobbins. I prefer the straight Aero ones (like a short knitting
needle with a small knob on each end joined by a long, supple spring).
Several of my students use the stitch-holders you describe probably because
I like the wooden ones, but ones which are wider than tne tongue depressor
width. I made some from the wooden stir sticks that come with a tin of paint.
They work very well and are quite sturdy - I cut them on half, cut out 2
notches at one end and drilled some holes for the elastic. I was quite