My travel pillow has an apron of about 17 inches using the centre flap and
both sides of the box shape. I do lay some of the bobbins off the edge of
the gap between the front and the back, but might be tempted to try making a
bib shaped thing to lay over it all and connect the two, as some
What a lovely surprise for Christmas, David and thanks to your partner
Lindsay for doing the draw.
I can't wait for the New Year now to choose a very special edging for the
linen hankie.
I am busy being grandmother at the moment so my lace pillow does not get
much of a look in, but I can dream
Hi Sue and Arachnids,
Usually I use stitch holders -preferably the straight ones with a spring-
through the spangles to keep my bobbins in groups and in order if I am using
Midland type bobbins. I use crocheted lengths for continental bobbins. A row
of chain followed by a row of doubles
I also have used the stitch holders, but have recently found these craft
things (still cant remember what they are called:-) are kinder on my
spangles and also I can take a pair from either end where the stitch holders
had to be emptied from one direction only.
Sue T
Hi Sue and Arachnids,
Hello everyone
Recently we had a warning about celluloid for storing lace.
Can anyone tell me about acetate please?? Is it safe to use for storing lace
and embroideries?? If so which one?
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Pipe cleaners! Sometimes called 'chenille straws.' What a good idea
for limited space, Sue :)
On Fri, Dec 9, 2011 at 4:28 AM, Sue hurwitz...@btinternet.com wrote:
I also have used the stitch holders, but have recently found these craft
things (still cant remember what they are called:-) are
Hi Daphne:
Recently we had a warning about celluloid for storing lace.
Can anyone tell me about acetate please?? Is it safe to use for storing
lace
and embroideries?? If so which one?
What I found on the Internet was that acetate is made from wood pulp, commonly
by a process called
I thought that when I saw another lady using them:-) I have bought quite a
few of the stitch holders and also bought a couple of the wooden things with
an elastic band to hook over each end and lay over the bobbins, but didn't
like those. The chenille straws are so much prettier and cheaper
I don't like the wooden slats with an elastic band either. Have to try the
pipe-cleaners. What do other people use to keep their bobbins in order?
Joepie, East Sussex, UK
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From: Sue
Sent: Friday, December 09, 2011 4:11 PM
To: bev walker
Cc: Arachne
Subject: Re:
I would suggest, however, that you chose a pattern that does *not* have a
cloth stitch edge passive that never sees a pin.
I'm actually working with such a type of pattern and having no trouble at
all. The cloth edge passive sees one just twist per repeat and I'm reusing
pins after about three
Yes, that is another type of knitting stitch holder which can be used for
holding bobbins. I prefer the straight Aero ones (like a short knitting
needle with a small knob on each end joined by a long, supple spring).
Several of my students use the stitch-holders you describe probably because
I should have said ... a cloth stitch edge passive that never sees a pin nor a
twist.
A twist in the threads would anchor it. I was thinking about a pair that had
no twists and no pins...just running straight through the whole works. With
nothing to really hold it in place, it's easy to pull
Clever solution Alice. Changing back would only be needed when you have less
thread for the passives on you bobbins. One could also consider changing a
single thread per pin.
Jo
I solved my problem of straight passives by switching threads
once a repeat... doing a change stitch with the
I use the wooden slats because I nearly always use continental bobbins. The
wooden slats are great for stacking piles of continental bobbins out of the
way for a Flanders piece, for instance. They aren't so good for transporting
the pillow safely. For that purpose the crochetted strips work
I like the wooden ones, but ones which are wider than tne tongue depressor
width. I made some from the wooden stir sticks that come with a tin of paint.
They work very well and are quite sturdy - I cut them on half, cut out 2
notches at one end and drilled some holes for the elastic. I was quite
I totally agree that it depends on what kind of bobbins you use. When you have
300+ bobbins on your pillow, it is crucial that you can stack the bundles, or
you'd never be able to manage that number. I've found that not all paddles are
created equal though... I prefer the wider ones made by
Walking through Big Lots...a closeout store...yesterday. Saw some molded
plastic cases for storing Christmas ornaments...molded to hold 12 balls, with
a
snap-shut cover. Brain slipped into lace mode. What a great storage case
for
thread that comes in balls!
Been working on needle tatting
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