Good morning All, Has anyone out there tried working on a smooth, plastic cover cloth?
Hi,
Several of my friends use these with tape laces. The circle with the hole in the middle helps keep the working threads off previous pin heads. The hole needs to be fairly small -- big enough for all the working threads and an inch or so of pins before they are pushed all the way into the pillow. Being clear plastic, the lace can be seen under it, not just in the hole.
I found that the plastic was slick to work on and my bobbins slid around. This bothered me. A secret pal sent me a circle cloth made of fabric. This protected the threads but still gave the benefits of a work cloth. However, only the lace in the hole is visible. To see the lace progress, a person must peek under the cloth.
As a compromise, my friends use the plastic circle covers with a work cloth laid over the bottom half of the pillow, over the plastic. This way they get all the benefits of the plastic but without a slick surface under the bobbins.
The type of plastic used would affect the slickness. Experiment with different pieces. Be conservative with the hole. Too large a hole will defeat the purpose of the circle cloth.
This is all personal opinion and observation. Find out what works best for you, then just enjoy making lace.
Happy lacing,
Alice in Oregon -- where spring has come with white snowdrops, purple crocuses, pink flowering plum trees, red camellias, and an assorted variety of other blooms -- and the temp was at freezing point last night.
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