RE: [lace] lacemaking helpers

2008-02-17 Thread mary carey
Hi All, I, too use a plastic pocket for the working diagram copied from the book. At present I am working an edging from one of Elwyn Kenn's books. It sometimes helps to have a piece of cardboard in the pocket too. Although it does not apply so much to lace patterns, I use a highlighter pen whe

Re: [lace] lacemaking helpers

2008-02-17 Thread bevw
What will we call this handy device? Clay's Diagram-Dock maybe ;) over!! The holder even protects the diagrams when I pack up to go to class > or to a guild meeting. I love this thing!! > > To see this, go to... > > http://tinyurl.com/2vocwm > > I use 4-page transparent folders with a turn-out

RE: [lace] lacemaking helpers

2008-02-17 Thread clayblackwell
Amen. Hallelujah, Amen!! Can't say enough good things about the tweezers, when it comes to cat hairs!! Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -- Original message -- From: "Beth Mccasland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My list is short and sweet - hemostats or tweezers

Re: [lace] lacemaking helpers

2008-02-18 Thread Celia Mulhearn
Hi everyone At the momet my 'useful gadget' is a large plastic mixing bowl... I have just started a Honiton Sampler and have found that my pillow sits nicely onto the bowl similar to a honiton pillow stand (which I'm hoping to get for my birthday in May from DH) This makes balancing everything

Re: [lace] lacemaking helpers

2008-02-18 Thread Celia Mulhearn
Replying to myself. is that another 'nearly 50' thing to contend with. I noticed that I didn't sign off the previous message so here goes Celia Mulhearn in a cold, foggy and frosty SE London but where the sun is trying to peep through Celia Mulhearn wrote: Hi everyone At the momet my '

RE: [lace] lacemaking helpers

2008-02-18 Thread David in Ballarat
G'day Friends, I have a couple VERY useful little helpers. One is the electrical tool hackle plier which was recommended on this list some years ago (just prior to the swivel plier which comes from the same place). The other is a bush walker's head lamp. When I first looked at these about 3 y

Re: [lace] lacemaking helpers

2008-02-18 Thread Sue
I used one of this little head lamp things recently, quite good:-) David, how is your big project going. I haven't seen any references to it or follow up pictures for quite a while now. Sue T G'day Friends, I have a couple VERY useful little helpers. One is the electrical tool hackle plier

Re: [lace] lacemaking helpers

2008-02-18 Thread clayblackwell
WOW! What a wonderful assortment of good ideas and nifty tricks! We all know that our collective wisdom is amazing - all we have to do is ask!! Thanks for a welcome shot-in-the-arm of lace-related emails for the past two days! Let's not let it die down to a dribble again! Clay -- Clay Black

Re: [lace] lacemaking helpers - for those who make petit point to use with lace

2008-02-18 Thread Jeriames
In a message dated 2/18/2008 7:16:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: I also use the plastic pockets religiously, but mainly with cross-stitch and petit point when the pattern could be as much as 25 pages large. I keep them all together in one pocket with the thread co