Amen. Hallelujah, Amen!! Can't say enough good things about the tweezers, when it comes to cat hairs!!
Clay -- Clay Blackwell Lynchburg, VA USA -------------- Original message -------------- From: "Beth Mccasland" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > My list is short and sweet - hemostats or tweezers - for picking cat hairs > out. > > Beth McCasland > in the suburbs of New Orleans > where we're having spring like weather. > > > > [Original Message] > > From: > > To: > > Date: 2/17/2008 4:42:46 PM > > Subject: [lace] lacemaking helpers > > > > 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] > > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
