When working with a pillow on a stand, I use a music stand to hold
instructions and thread diagrams and open books. I can pull it in really
close next to me (being of the over-40 sight impaired that most of us are)
so my reading glasses are in focus on both the lace and the instructions. If
Hi everyone
At the momet my 'useful gadget' is a large plastic mixing bowl... I have
just started a Honiton Sampler and have found that my pillow sits nicely
onto the bowl similar to a honiton pillow stand (which I'm hoping to get
for my birthday in May from DH) This makes balancing everything
Replying to myself. is that another 'nearly 50' thing to contend
with. I noticed that I didn't sign off the previous message so here goes
Celia Mulhearn in a cold, foggy and frosty SE London but where the sun
is trying to peep through
Celia Mulhearn wrote:
Hi everyone
At the momet my
G'day Friends,
I have a couple VERY useful little helpers. One is the electrical
tool hackle plier which was recommended on this list some years ago
(just prior to the swivel plier which comes from the same place).
The other is a bush walker's head lamp. When I first looked at these
about 3
I used one of this little head lamp things recently, quite good:-)
David, how is your big project going. I haven't seen any references to it
or follow up pictures for quite a while now.
Sue T
G'day Friends,
I have a couple VERY useful little helpers. One is the electrical tool
hackle
In a message dated 2/18/2008 7:16:41 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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I also use the plastic pockets religiously, but mainly with
cross-stitch and petit point when the pattern could be as much as 25
pages large. I keep them all together in one pocket with the thread
Dear Jeri,
Many thanks for such an informative email. Sure sounds like you do
things properly :)
I know that my method would be heresy to many. However, I found years
ago that neither frames nor hoops suit my style. I do indeed use the
Swiss silk gauze, but I simply do the maths first and
WOW! What a wonderful assortment of good ideas and nifty tricks! We all know
that our collective wisdom is amazing - all we have to do is ask!!
Thanks for a welcome shot-in-the-arm of lace-related emails for the past two
days! Let's not let it die down to a dribble again!
Clay
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Clay
What a great product those docupockets are. I must look and sse if they are
available DownUnder!
A friend uses the Scrapbooking pockets for her lace - they are about 12
inches square, I think, so her lace will lie flat in them (and they are acid
free). Most available clear pockets for
Hello Spiders!
This list has been unusually quiet lately! Is everyone suffering from the
winter blahs, or - for our friends downunder - from the dog days of summer?
I propose a useful thread: Tell us about the handy things you've found in
everyday life that have been applied to your
Hi All,
I, too use a plastic pocket for the working diagram copied from the book. At
present I am working an edging from one of Elwyn Kenn's books. It sometimes
helps to have a piece of cardboard in the pocket too.
Although it does not apply so much to lace patterns, I use a highlighter pen
What will we call this handy device?
Clay's Diagram-Dock maybe ;)
over!! The holder even protects the diagrams when I pack up to go to class
or to a guild meeting. I love this thing!!
To see this, go to...
http://tinyurl.com/2vocwm
I use 4-page transparent folders with a turn-out
- for picking cat hairs
out.
Beth McCasland
in the suburbs of New Orleans
where we're having spring like weather.
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Date: 2/17/2008 4:42:46 PM
Subject: [lace] lacemaking helpers
Hello Spiders!
This list has been unusually quiet lately
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