Well, now she's saying that they are "knitting?" tools because a "kind lady"
told her they're not lacemaking tools.
What I see is a (red) row counter (looking a bit like a cotton reel on the
left-hand side of the picture), a punch for making holes in fabric for eyelet
embroidery, a stitch holder f
decided to
change it. Good idea!
Clay
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> It appears a 'kind lady' (not me I hasten
It appears a 'kind lady' (not me I hasten to add) has told this person they
are not lacemaking tools. The title is now "Knitting Aids?" and the
description:
"Frankly I don't know what they are for. I was told they were for lace
making but since then a very kind lady informed me I was incorrect.Som
Well, who's going to tell him/her?
Of the four larger items I can make out the knitting row counter and stitch
holder, but can't work out what the two other things are.
Jean in Poole
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That's one of the funniest descriptions I've ever seen. And the "spool
accually measures to lace" is a gadget that you put on your knitting
needle to count the number of rows you've done.
On Monday, June 23, 2003, at 10:18 AM, Clay Blackwell wrote:
I've seen it all now on ebay! Please take a
I've seen it all now on ebay! Please take a look at this
offering of "vintage lacemaking tools:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=3230280929&category=114
When I saw the picture, I thought that the "bobbins" looked
familiar, but what were they? Then I corrected the scale by
comp
