Hello All! John, I must say I truly enjoyed your question! Back in the day, I owned several pretty cover/working cloths, although they always stayed in my lace tote bag. I never used them until I attended a Milanese class with Mrs. Read. She very patiently explained their purpose but I was all thumbs. Arranging, pinning, then re-arranging cloths just seemed like a waste of my lacemaking time. When our class took a break, I returned to find my work covered with a cloth. A fellow student was horrified that I hadn't covered my work so she donated a pale green cloth to my pillow! Other students gathered & one recommended using a horseshoe shaped cloth, saying that it might be easier for me to use. Another gal had made some horseshoe shaped cloths & offered them for sale so I bought one. It is quite lovely, navy blue on one side & an orange/yellow flower print on the other side. I promptly installed it with the floral side up, with the new green cloth to the side. Poo! r Mrs. Read--I think this is where she laughed so hard she cried! In any event, you have brought back fond memories of my indoctrination into the business of cover cloths. As a side note, I still have the green cloth to which I appliqued my "L is for Lace" in the corner. Here's hoping that colorful cover cloths are in your future! Sincerely, Susan Hottle, Palm Beach Gardens, FL, USA
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