Pene, an aficot is a tool that is used to smooth out and 'polish' lace, - as far as I know.
www.guildofneedlelaces.org may have one on show in their For Sale section. They say (in the magazine, where there is a photo of one) it is "a tool originally devised from a lobster claw used to lay and burnish threads. " These days they are usually made from polished wood, but I have heard of people using the back of a spoon which works just as well, apparently!! I have a nice polished wood one - but don't use it, much. Hmm! I Must use it more, I think. I got it for my needlelace, but I suppose it can be used on bobbin lace, too. It has a bulbous part that sits in the hand, and a curved part leading to a point. The curved part would be used to burnish the threads, and the point would be used to make the threads lay straight. Regards from Liz in very windy Melbourne, Oz. [email protected] -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter. We are a community of 6 million users fighting spam. SPAMfighter has removed 445 of my spam emails to date. Get the free SPAMfighter here: http://www.spamfighter.com/len The Professional version does not have this message - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
