It's to stop the threads from pulling down at all when you tension them - I've not seen it used like this before, but I notice the other samples have long loops at the beginning.
I saw one in use last weekend at a Bedfordshire class, where you introduce several pairs of bobbins hung "rainbow" fashion around a temporary pin, and you use half to work one side of the lace, and later introduce the other half of each pair on the other side. The piece of wood pinned down each side of the group of threads, instead of using a temporary pin, prevents the unused section from moving until you're ready for them. Maybe someone else has got a clearer explanation than mine! Noelene in Cooma [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://members.ozemail.com.au/~nlafferty/ > > I wonder what the purpose is of the piece of wood pinned don on this pillow > http://www.dentellieres.com/Reportage/R2006/Montreal/montreal11-det5.htm > > Jo Falkink > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
