well then! all along I thought a winkie pin didn't have the thread go around it. ok, never mind. I'll just go make lace for awhile ok? and I thought it was European origin LOL.
On 8/10/07, Tamara P Duvall <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Why it's callled "winkie pin" (and it's called the same thing even if > it's not on the outside edge; whenever the worker turns around a pin > it's a "winkie pin"), I have no idea. And, I've only come accross this > term in English laces, never in the European ones, even though many of > them use the same edge. > -- Bev in Sooke BC (on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada) - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
