Thank you for answering that question, Clay....I had asked earlier. I think Adele may have something abut he climate affecting the cover cloths. I am certainly aware of it with the various threads....so why not. Good thinking, Adele. I will try the ultra suede...and maybe a new piece of courduroy!
While I am here, I LOVE continental bobbins.....big hands, big bobbins and I like the bulb. Thanks again, lacers, all BarbE ----- Original Message ----- From: "Clay Blackwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Adele Shaak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "Arachne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 12:03 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Re: "Velvet stops the bobbins rolling" > Another excellent material for a cover cloth is "ultra > suede". This is a man-made fabric which is wonderful for > cushioning the bobbins, slowing down the rolling, and > generally making the pillow feel very nice to work on. And > it doesn't get caught in the threads either. > > Clay > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Adele Shaak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > To: "Arachne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 12:05 PM > Subject: Re: [lace] Re: "Velvet stops the bobbins rolling" > > > > On Sunday, August 10, 2003, at 07:03 AM, Carol Adkinson > wrote: > > > > > velvet is *not* a good fabric to use as cover cloth or > pillow cloth or > > > for anything near to the threads, as the fibre nap from > the velvet can > > > get > > > into the threads. > > > > I used my velveteen-covered roller pillow for 20 years and > did not have > > this problem. Another pillow cover I have is of mid-wale > corduroy, > > which also stops the bobbins rolling - I think even better > than the > > velvet/velveteen. I have used that pillow for some years > without any > > problems, either. > > > > I wonder if many years ago somebody didn't just get a > rotten piece of > > velvet, told everybody she knew, and the story became a > lacemaking myth. > > > > Adele > > North Vancouver, BC > > (west coast of Canada) > > > > - > > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] > containing the line: > > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > - > To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: > unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
