I always use curtain tape on mine, I've always referred to it as dainty but
I don't know what its proper name is (think its the thinnest you can get).
The bobbins fit into each loop that the curtain hook would fit and then I
pin the tape down every so often when I'm travelling/moving my pillow. I
also use them when I've got lots of bobbins on the pillow and stacked them
out of the way.
Susan
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Susan Roberts
http://myweb.tiscali.co.uk/susanroberts
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Sent: Friday, January 11, 2008 2:11 PM
Subject: Re: [lace] Fastening Honitons -- was Bundling bobbins
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
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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
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