Good morning! At 07:20 AM 3/5/2006, Jo Falkink wrote:
Don't be impressed too much by the price of many tools. Most have a cheap alternative. For example bobbins of wood bbq-sticks and old magazines (as poited out already), a string as a bobbin winder, the "JÄLL laundry bag with stand" of Ikea as a pillow stand.
I hadn't thought about using "string as a bobbin winder" for ages! My first teacher taught me how to do this, and for ages I carried a string to every class or workshop. Then I got an "official" bobbin winder and forgot all about my trusty string.
I also remember the first time I saw one of those "tongue depressor"-type bobbin stackers. It was in Belgium, and I thought it was a really neat idea. I've used them ever since.
I once got a homemade gizmo made of two pieces of plastic held together with velcro. This was about the size of a silver dollar, and the purpose was to sandwich a bobbin's spangle between the plastic so the spangle would be protected while using a bobbin winder.
I also have a collection of crocheted bobbin holders -- you know, those double-stitch things that can store a Continental bobbin in every hole. When pinned to the pillow and covered with a tight cover cloth, you can take your pillow wherever you go, without having the bobbins rearrange themselves when you're not looking.
I live near an IKEA, but it never occurred to me to use one of their products as a pillow stand. I'll have to check it out!
This makes me wonder about other things we've learned or discovered as we've gone along. Does anyone else remember a tool or technique that you once used and have forgotten about? Or one that you've used so long, and it seems so simple/effective, that you take it for granted and assume everyone else uses it, too? Perhaps you've invented something yourself to fulfill a particular lacemaking need. It might be fun to share these.
Elaine
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