Hello Spiders! This list has been unusually quiet lately! Is everyone suffering from the "winter blahs", or - for our friends downunder - from the dog days of summer?
I propose a useful thread: Tell us about the handy things you've found in "everyday" life that have been applied to your lacemaking in a new and helpful way! A couple of years ago, we talked about "Clay's tool", which is a swivel-hackle plier made for fly-tying. I discovered that this could be used as a "clip-on bobbin" when you broke a thread, or if you reached the bitter end of the thread when the lace was almost finished. What prompts me to write is that I have a new favorite: It's called a DocU-Pocket, and is like a page protector - except it isn't made for a binder. It's meant to hold pages that people would hang on their cubible walls in the office, with certificates, charts, lists - or even pictures. Also, unlike the page protector, these are rigid. And therein lies their application to lacemakers!! When I work a piece of lace from a book, I generally copy the diagram(s) so I don't have to keep my book open all the time and add wear and tear to the spine. With the DocU-Pocket, I can slide a number of pages into the pocket and the one I need is on top. I can use post-it arrows to help keep my place, and the pages stay in order. It's a wonderful tool... but the best part is that because it is rigid plastic, I can prop it against almost anything and it stays put, the pages don't fall over!! The holder even protects the diagrams when I pack up to go to class or to a guild meeting. I love this thing!! To see this, go to... http://tinyurl.com/2vocwm I'm looking forward to lots of other ideas from all of you! Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
