[lace] tools for lacemaking

2013-10-17 Thread C Johnson
Regarding tools for lacemaking... I found surgical forceps (hemostat in the US) cut my thread when I tried them. I do not recommend the forceps. Susie Johnson Morris, Illinois - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For

[lace] tools for lacemaking

2013-10-17 Thread Jean Nathan
Just had another thought - if forceps cut thread, then they'd cut the tissue if they were being used in surgery to clamp off blood vessels. So we must be talking about different things. The ones I use have ridges which interlock, but the ridges aren't sharp. - To unsubscribe send email to

[lace] tools for lacemaking

2013-10-17 Thread Jean Nathan
Perhaps forceps in the UK are slightly different to hemostats in the US - I've never had any trouble with them cutting threads. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site:

Re: [lace] tools for lacemaking

2013-10-17 Thread Clay Blackwell
Thanks, Jean! I had exactly the same thought, and I'm in the US... Clay Sent from my iPad On Oct 17, 2013, at 1:14 PM, Jean Nathan jean...@hotmail.co.uk wrote: Just had another thought - if forceps cut thread, then they'd cut the tissue if they were being used in surgery to clamp off blood