i have been staying at my grandmother's house on and off to help my uncle take care of her, and i have been winding my bobbins during the time i stayed. when i would get 2 pair wound i would take my cover cloth, lay it out flat, and then roll one pair at each end of the cloth spread out so they wouldn't touch with room in the middle of the two pairs to bend the cloth in half without disrupting or moving a wound pair.
i roll them up in about 2 inches in the cloth, and then add another 2 pairs, roll 2 inches of cloth around them, and continue until i have wrapped all my bobbin pairs or run about 6 inches from the top. then i roll the remaining cloth completely around the bobbin pairs and bend where the space is between the two pairs, and wrap 3 rubber bands around them to hold them so they won't escape. i had so many pairs i had to double them ( 2 pairs to each end of the cloth), but they rolled up nicely. this is where i came up with the idea to use a knitting needle bag to store them. i am going to sew me one up leaving both ends open and use it to hold my pairs for the next time. i don't know if anyone else has used a knitting bag, but it would work. i only bring a small overnight bag with me, so i can't bring any fancy equipment other that a long 12x2 inch piece of wood to hang them on until i have enough pairs to roll in the fabric. i just prop the piece of wood between 2 coffee cups, run the wood across to the couch arm and let the pairs i hang on it dangle between until i have enough to roll. i guess the bag would have to be 2 feet wide if they will be bent in the middle, or just 1 foot wide if they were to be rolled in a single row. if 2 long ties were added on one end, it could be used to tie the roll. i think it will be a great addition to my lace equipment without having to do any wood work. from susan in tennessee,u.s.a. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace-chat [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
