Re: [lace] stacking bobbins for Miss Channer

2009-03-09 Thread Janis Savage
When I had 350 or so bobbins on the pillow doing battle with Miss Channer's demanding mat, and ran out of stitch holders, I used shoe-laces to tie up bundles of bobbins. The end of a shoe-lace threads easily through a spangle and tied with a bow, the bundle can be stacked anywhere and released

Re: [lace] stacking bobbins

2009-03-09 Thread Alice Howell
I control my bobbins with holders made from tongue depressors and rubber-bands. I use my wire cutters to clip a little bit out of each corner of the depressor, leaving a longer piece sticking out of each end. Slide the stick under a group of bobbins, then hook a rubber-band from one end to the

Re: [lace] stacking bobbins for Miss Channer

2009-03-09 Thread David in Ballarat
Janis, When I had 350 or so bobbins on the pillow doing battle with Miss Channer's demanding mat, and ran out of stitch holders, I used shoe-laces to tie up bundles of bobbins. The end of a shoe-lace threads easily through a spangle and tied with a bow, the bundle can be stacked anywhere and

Re: [lace] Stacking Bobbins

2004-07-30 Thread PhaserBait
Hi all! I've been reading the letters about stacking bobbins. When I did my big Bucks piece, I was working with 500+ bobbins. I was using anything I could wrap thread around! For stacking them, I had some pieces of leftover countertop material. It was thin, strong, and I could cut it