Thank you all of you for the suggestions, they are all very helpful. Mention of tongue depressors and popsicle sticks reminded me of a gift of two home-made bobbin tamers I had from a dear lady called Lorna, which have been snuggled away in my travel pillow. Made from tongue depressors they even have two convenient holes to pin to the pillow and voila! They have tamed my bobbins and threads. Brilliant and I get to use Lornaâs gift. Iâve posted a picture to Arachneâs Flckr account.
I should also explain the colouring in on the pricking is a tip from Barbara Underwoodâs classes at Knuston Hall (now Denise Vickery). Colouring in helps to highlight the trails and cloth areas on Beds prickings, where the old lacemakers used to draw a line â often mistaken for a gimp. We use Pastel coloured felt art pens, make sure they are not water soluble inks, and once dry they donât come off on the lace. Different colours for different effects â half stich or whole ⦠(and to make it pretty). All best wishes Louise In Cambridge where we are forecast more thunderstorms to drown the May balls. - 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/
