[lace] RE: Crocheted bobbin holders
What I'm curious about is how you use them exactly. I have seen the bobbin holders online so I know what a bobbin holder does. But do you insert the bobbins in the crocheted holder? Or do you just pin it over the bobbins like I do with a piece of elastic? Opal, I insert the bobbins in turn about halfway through the spaces in the holder. The filled holders can be laid on top of each other. It is a little laborious but it does keep the bobbins in the correct order while they are piled up waiting to be used again, which for me is worth the effort involved. For travel, I pin the ends of the holders to the pillow and then pin a piece of wide elastic backward and forwards over the bobbins as you described. Jay, just back from volunteering at the newly re-opened lace study centre at the Powerhouse museum, Sydney, Australia. - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: Crocheted bobbin holders
Candace asked: Does anyone out there have instructions for crocheting bobbin holders? It looks simple enough, but I wonder if instructions were available somewhere on the Web. Thanks. I crocheted very simple ones from listening to a description. To hold a dozen bobbins: Crochet 25 chain. One treble in the third chain from the hook; (one chain then treble in the second chain) repeated to the end. Use thick thread for large bobbins, thinner thread for small bobbins. It is easier to insert and remove the bobbins if wool thread is used because it has a little more give than cotton thread. Jay in Sydney where winter has again returned. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] RE: Crocheted bobbin holders
Jay Ekers wrote: It is easier to insert and remove the bobbins if wool thread is used because it has a little more give than cotton thread. If you can get shirring elastic (a thin, round elastic) it makes wonderful bobbin holders when crocheted according to Jay's pattern. Beth in a very wet Cheshire,UK - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED]
