Hello Louise and everyone Some ideas: If you are using midlands, put pins through the spangles of the pairs in waiting on the one side, while you work enough on the other side to anchor that set. If that isn't possible, bundle the set of pairs on the one side in a hanky, cinching the hanky tight around the threads, and pin that firmly to the pillow. A stick bobbin holder helps, too, or put the pairs in waiting in a crocheted bobbin minder pinned to the pillow. Try a piece of cardboard for the "thingummy" ? even an emery board ? You can do this, find a way that works for you :)
On Mon, Jun 13, 2016 at 8:30 AM, Louise Bailey <[email protected]> wrote: > Dear Arachnes, > > Can you help me with a name / supplier of a "thingummy" to help anchor > threads when starting a piece with a trail working away in both > directions. I > have seen some somewhere - a piece of wood (flat underneath) that you can > pin > over the threads in order and trap the bobbins on one side while working > the > other. .... > Any other suggestions on how to tame them gratefully received > > -- Bev in Shirley BC, near Sooke on beautiful Vancouver Island, west coast of Canada - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
