" In the old days one Always had a leopard bobbin( wood with pewter spots) on the pillow, to ward off arthritis."
Patty - I would not hold your breath, if I were you!!!!!!!!!! :)) Sorry!! Still............ you never know!!!!!!!!! Some of these old remedies Do work!!!!!!!!! :)) With arthritic fingers one is happy to try Anything!! (I know, and can sympathise with you.) Bobbin lace is just about the only handcraft that suits crippled hands. A now gone friend had the most terribley crippled hands due to arthritis, and had to give up all her crafts - till she discovered bobbin lacemaking. Her DH made her some thick bobbins that she could manage, and she made a Huge banquet table-sized tablecloth edge - 6 - 8 inches wide, - and she said it saved her sanity!! Her daughter had to mount the lace on the cloth, but lacemaking was the only thing she could do - with thicker threads, of course. I have a couple of prs of her bobbins, now - a group of us were given them after she passed away, and I use them for gimps. They are perfect, and a nice reminder of a lovely lady. So if your hands are a problem, - keep making lace. It really is good for you! Regards from Liz in Melbourne lizl...@bigpond.com -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 341 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
