I too, use the metal (or what we used to call annodised metal) knitting stitch holders with my east midlands bobbins.
I'm currently working on a Bedfordshire project on my roller/multiblock pillow, that requires somewhere between 150 and 200+ bobbins (depending on the adding/subtracting part of the pattern), and I am able to neatly stack about 4 layers of stitch holder-ed (holstered? :-) ) bobbins, when I work on the Left or right side, and then the remaining holders or 2 I actually stack in a vertical fashion against the horizontal stack, with a large divider pin to stop them flopping down into a horizontal position. Hope this makes sense? Pillow management, including bobbin management is a very personal thing, but I find it interesting to see how people solve their various problems, and maybe discover something that might help me better organize my work. When it comes to a metal bobbin, the only one that I have found to have dulled is the brass one I have. The wood with milled brass tips has appeared to have discoloured after 20+ years. I have 2 smaller 'gold' colour plating (coating) bobbins that seem to be OK, with no chips of the surface. I also have what I think is a chrome plated bobbin that weighs a ton - makes a good gimp bobbin, but it's far too heavy for some of the threads I use. Cheers, Helen, in a very wet Duvall, WA - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
