RE: [lace] Working covers

2004-03-18 Thread Panza, Robin
>>>From: Jean Nathan [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] I found that I couldn't tell where the hole was in a transparent cover, so I made another, and stuck a circle of pale blue transparent film on the plastic before cutting the hole, leaving a thin pale blue rim around the edge of the hole.<<< A friend o

[lace] Working covers

2004-03-18 Thread Jean Nathan
I found that I couldn't tell where the hole was in a transparent cover, so I made another, and stuck a circle of pale blue transparent film on the plastic before cutting the hole, leaving a thin pale blue rim around the edge of the hole. Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECT

Re: [lace] Working Covers.

2004-03-16 Thread Alice Howell
At 03:13 AM 3/16/2004, you wrote: Good morning All, Has anyone out there tried working on a smooth, plastic cover cloth? Hi, Several of my friends use these with tape laces. The circle with the hole in the middle helps keep the working threads off previous pin heads. The hole needs to be fai

Re: [lace] Working Covers.

2004-03-16 Thread Thelacebee
Jean, When working Honiton and simliar laces I always use acetate to surround the area I'm working on then a cover cloth with a hold cut in the middle (that sounds worse than it really is). I find that the acetate underneath the cover cloth gives the cover cloth a diferrent feel to that of the

[lace] Working Covers.

2004-03-16 Thread Jean Barrett
Good morning All, Has anyone out there tried working on a smooth, plastic cover cloth? I had read about them, 'somewhere' and when I saw some at the NEC last year decided to buy a couple to try. I know that in France many people work with a smooth piece of leather under their bobbins. The one I