Not much use to a tatter, knitter or crocheter, and possibly only a
little so to a needle-lacemaker! We do tend to forget that there are
forms of lace other than bobbin lace on Arachne :-)
To answer John's question, it is usually either a square or rectangle of
cloth, about the size of a tea-towel, that can either
a) sit over the bottom half of a pricking/under the bobbins (when it is
often called a 'working cloth') - this has the advantage of stopping the
threads rubbing against the edges of the pricking or, on a fully dressed
pillow (which also has cloths covering the sides of the pricking or
completed work) catching on pins that have been pushed down or
b) be placed over the pillow and any work on it when you move away for
any reason - either placed on if you are coming straight back, or pinned
on for transportation.
Cover cloths used under the bobbins are usually plain material to stop
you going bozz-eyed after working for hours!
In message
<CAEtMP78SB8j3koOoqhE0X2seA9e=05huwshooknepxpj0+5...@mail.gmail.com>,
John Mead <johnbobm...@gmail.com> writes
OK, I'll air my ignorance, a quick google search didn't look very
successful.
What's a cover cloth?
yrs,
John Mead
Tacoma, WA USA
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