Tamara has graciously attributed the trick of the clips to me, but in fact I learned about them from a member of the Liberty Lacers (thanks, Etta!) while at a workshop in Philadelphia. And while my "purist" Binche teacher (Michael Giusiana) hates them (they get in the way when you know what you're doing...) I find them extremely helpful. (and yes, you can read that I don't yet know what I'm doing!!) I also have found that the very teeny-tiny one are harder and harder to find. I think it has to do with hair fashions (duh!) so if you're working with tiny bobbins (as in Binche) it's best to go out and get two or three dozen while you can still find them. The ones I use are about 1 X 1.2 mm and anything bigger is a bother.
Clay > A few months ago, Clay (Blackwell) came up with a "better mousetrap"... > :) She found teeny-tiny hair clips, and uses those. You clip one of > them on the shank of a bobbin, (close to the neck where it's not in the > way of your fingers) you want to mark/identify and, hey-presto! it's > different from the rest of the herd :) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
