[lace] Holders for Bucks Thumpers

[Annette Gill]

<<For projects where you choose to use "Thumpers", or continental 
bobbins which don't have spangles, most lace vendors carry a bobbin 
holder that is wood and has an elastic cord that holds the bobbins in 
place - and in order.>> 

I can't get on with those at all -I find the bobbins don't always stay 
in the right order.  I use crocheted holders for both Thumpers and 
Bruges bobbins.

Crochet a long chain, and then on the next row do a treble stitch into 
every other stitch in the chain. At the end of that second row, you've 
got a long ladder - push a bobbin through each hole (or every other 
hole) in the ladder and bundle the whole lot out of the way.  The 
bobbins HAVE to stay in the right order. <g>

I know treble stitch is called something else in North America, but I 
can't remember what it is.  You may need to use a different stitch 
anyway to get the size of the holes right, depending on which wool you 
use.  My holders were done in double knitting wool using trebles, and 
the holes suit both the Thumpers and the Bruges bobbins.

Regards,
Annette, London
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