For those of us who can't get to fishing shops, possible we could use
good eyebrow tweezers .Any thoughts?
Sheila in a wet (at last) Sawbo'
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NO way! They don't hold on once you let go of the handles :)
David in Ballarat
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Not sure who exactly, there was a UK lace supplier who sold the hackle
pliers done up neatly in a plastic packet; a kind lacemaker from the
UK sent me one a few years ago. Possibly SMP lace?
Like David said, the tweezers won't stay shut like the little pliers.
On 3/7/06, The Browns [EMAIL
The problem with eyebrow tweezers is that they're like scissors - they open and
close freely, so when you put them down, the thread falls out. Hackle pliers,
on the other hand, are like small clamps - they are closed unless you pinch
them open. The particular hackles that I like have
Sorry, I hit the send button too fast...
The other option if you can't get to a fly-fishing supply shop is to go to a
place like Radio Shack (electronic supplies). They have wire clips which
feature a little plunger top which, when depressed, causes a small metal
hook to come out of the end.
I've always got a pair of eyebrow tweezers with my lace
tools, but the point of the hackle pliers is that they work on
the reverse principle to tweezers - you have to squeeze them
to release the thread.So you squeeze to open them, clamp
the thread, then you can put them down, holding the
There is an unfortunate disadvantage to the stability of the hackle
pliers - you do need strong fingers to open them. V. frustrating if
the fingers are affected, such as with arthritis :(
But once affixed to the bit of thread, the h/p work a treat as a third hand.
On 3/7/06, Noelene Lafferty
Bev wrote:There is an unfortunate disadvantage to the stability of the hackle
pliers - you do need strong fingers to open them. V. frustrating if
the fingers are affected, such as with arthritis :(
This is true. But there are different types of h/p devices, some being stiffer
than others. And
Does anyone have the reverse tweezers shown on Holly Van Sciver's web
site? It's more expensive than hackle pliers, but I'm wondering if it is
easier to squeeze than hackle pliers, and whether it holds a fine thread as
well, and perhaps is easier to manipulate on the pillow due to its slim
I have a pair of reverse tweezers, but I didn't get them from Holly.
They're a little longer than a bobbin, which I prefer to the very short
hackle pliers. And, since they're made from ribbon-shaped metal
instead of the round (wire-shaped) metal of hackle pliers, I find it
easier to pinch
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Subject: Re: [lace] Helpful cheap tools
I've always got a pair of eyebrow tweezers with my lace
tools, but the point of the hackle
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