In a message dated 27/09/2003 23:38:52 GMT Daylight Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes:
> > Holly Van Sciver explained it to me when I questioned the wisdom of > spending an inordinate (to me <g>) amount of money for the Mechlin pins > (about the same size as insect pins 00, I think). Since I trust her, I > decided to invest, and was never sorry -- I love working with them. > > ----- > Tamara P Duvall > Lexington, Virginia, USA > Formerly of Warsaw, Poland When I started to make lace, the two most common pins being sold in the UK were sold under the titles of Torchon or Honiton pins - with Honiton being finer. Hornsby's very kindly spent a bit of time explaining the difference of length and thickness to me (much like Holly Van Sciver) and I have always used the thinner, slightly longer so called 'Honiton' pins. Yes they bend, but as my lacemaking got better I realised it was me that bent them by being basically stupid. I don't now use my pillow as a rest for books, I don't try and put all my equipment onto the top of my pillow, when travelling, and I don't heave the pins into the pillow any more - so my bent pin ratio is now virtually nil. Just a question to the spiders though, does anyone know of a supplier in the UK who sells insect pins (and I don't just mean lace suppliers). Regards Liz Beecher I'm <A HREF="http://journals.aol.com/thelacebee/thelacebee";>blogging</A> now - see what it's all about - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
