lacemakers To anchor my Honiton bobbins, I use 1 inch wide elastic like you would put into slacks or pajama pants. I have sections cut in 7 or 8 inch lengths and some a bit longer. The rubberish feel of the elastic seems to cling to the wood bobbins pretty well. I insert a lot of pins to hold the elastic in place. I particularly hoard corsage pins just for this purpose, and to use as divider pins. It worked the best of all the things I have tried.
Susie Johnson Morris, IL ----- Original Message ----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To: Carolyn Hastings ; [EMAIL PROTECTED] ; lace@arachne.com Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 7:56 AM Subject: Re: [lace] Fastening Honitons -- was Bundling bobbins It's been a long time since I worked Honiton, but I remember that when I moved the pillow, I first tied the bobbins down (crocheted strip or length of ribbon - whatever works), and then put another strip of ribbon across the threads just above the heads. This anchored the bobbin in place and prevented it from slipping up out of the "restraints". The trick is to pin that second strip down frequently so they won't slip under it. Clay - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
