I have one of these tools, mine is a piece of Yew as has been turned in the
shape of a lace bobbin but in large scale and then the bobbins has bee split
lengthways down it's middle and has a piece of sticky back baize stuck to
it's back to make it non slip. It has a hole drilled in the middle of it's
length and is used just a Noelene says.
For instance when beginning a bookmark which begins with a point at the
top, hang the required number of pairs "open" on the top most pin and decide
which side you are going to begin working on, then pin the piece of wood to
the pillow so that it goes over the threads that are being left waiting on
the other side of that top pin, pin it in place making sure that the tops of
those bobbins come up to touch the piece of wood and they won't be able to
move any further. When you work on the threads of your chosen side you
will find that the threads do not slip and slide up and down because the
other ends of the threads are held tight to the pillow by the piece of wood
I always use mine on such occasions.
I bought mine from Brian Goodwin who is in the UK, when I was at the
Christmas Lace makers fair at the NEC Birmingham England years ago. Brians
site is at
http://www.briangoodwin.co.uk/page2.html He calls these piece of wood a
"Stay Put" in his catalogue.
Regards
Jenny DeAngelis
Spain.
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