Doris wrote in response to the wooden Implement question:-
<<A picture in the Shire album of needlework tools has a rosewood tool which
looks at first glance like a needle case, similar to your pictured tool. But
it is a holder for a styptic pencil "these are quite frequently found in
workboxes". I don't do needlelace, but if I attempted it, I could use a
handy styptic pencil!
From Doris >>
I have a tip, which others might know already, for removing blood from lace
when you have pricked your finger while working.
Take a piece of the same thread you are using for the lace, make a small
ball of it, about the size of a large pea. Put the ball in your mouth and
soak it with saliva. Now use that ball of wet thread to dab the blood off
the lace.
This should be done as soon as possible and the saliva must be from the
person whose blood it is on the lace. Something to do with a person's
enzymes I think, but am not sure. All I know is that it works every time
for me . I have never tried this method on Synthetic threads but it could
work as well on those as it does on natural fibres.
Regards
Jenny DeAngelis
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