Dear Nicky,
I have a number of similar holders [though not the version with the pin] which I use for my Suffolk bobbins, for Midlands bobbins I use slim metal knitting stitch holders which I can then stack on top of each other and secure with a long pin or two [ie a hat pin] to keep them out of the way.
I used to do the same way back when, but then I invented an even better way by buying those too thin plastic coated metal coat hangers. Simply cut one in half either side of the hook and using pliers bend what was the straight bottom edge around to make it into a giant safety pin. When you load one of these up it takes about 18 pairs, but then you can slide them round the "U" shape at the end and get up to 25 pairs on each.
They do not stand up vertically very well, but I often have 7 or so stacked horizontally on top of each other and if necessary use a hat pin to keep them out of the way.
I cannot stress too strongly though that life was made a lot easier when I used the laws of physics and placed another hat pin at a 45 degree angle about an inch (2.5cm) out from the last pin on each edge of the lace. That way the threads don't get tangled in your pins and it also takes a lot of stress of the threads so they don't break.
David in Ballarat, AUS
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