Dear John Mead,
Welcome to our list. I put aside your letter from the other day, and will
comment on it later as it requires some more thinking time.
A cover cloth is usually a large square of fabric of a size that will
completely cover a bobbin lace pillow. It can be pinned to the pillow
Hello Jane and everyone
One of our generic terms that could be either/or... I call a cover cloth
the one used to do the covering of the lace, and a work cloth the one used
under the work in progress to (in my case) keep the pillow surface clean as
the bobbins are swooped back and forth, as well
I have two sources for cover cloths. I have a sewing machine, so I can hem
fabric quickly. The first source was a duvet/comforter cover from Lands'
End (clothing and bedding in the USA) which, after over 10 years constant
use, shredded in the middle, but had usable edges. Only problem was it
I cut old bed sheets into suitable for sizes for dressing cloths (that's
what I call the one I put over the pricking and under the bobbins and
threads and for wrapping the bobbins for travel) and cover cloths placed
over the pillow to keep dust, etc off when not being worked on.
I haven't
I have been using old sheets to cover the pillow, and bandanas under the
bobbins. I found some bandanas at a thrift store with spider webs on it. I
thought they were very appropriate! I choose colors and prints I like and of
a weight that will wash well. They seem to be about the right size
Hello All! John, I must say I truly enjoyed your question! Back in the day, I
owned several pretty cover/working cloths, although they always stayed in my
lace tote bag. I never used them until I attended a Milanese class with Mrs.
Read. She very patiently explained their purpose but I was
To: lace@arachne.com
Sent: Saturday, March 16, 2013 5:30 PM
Subject:
[lace] Cover cloths
In a recent workshop, Susie Johnson (PA) suggested
when making a cover cloth
that I should use the selvedge edge of the fabric
for one edge and hem or
finish the other three sides of the cloth. The
selvedge
