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| ranchhandwife |
Posted - Jul 06 2008 : 1:15:25 PM
I do a lot of crochet with thread such as doilies and decorative items. Right now I'm making hats (wall decorations). I have been using pushpins to stretch the doilies after I saturate them with fabric stiffener. However, the pushpins sometimes leave rust marks on the hat. I've tried large headed pins but they bend to easily when I try to push them through the towel and cardboard underneath.
Any ideas? |
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| queenofdreamsz4u |
Posted - Jul 06 2008 : 4:23:17 PM
You can order them online and the shipping to your door will be much cheaper than the gas for that round trip. 
Stephanie
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| ranchhandwife |
Posted - Jul 06 2008 : 2:59:16 PM
Jenna -
Thanks for the great idea of the thread! I hadn't considered that.
I thought about the t-pins but it is a hundred mile round trip to the nearest supply so we only go about once a month.
Thanks again!
Karen |
| CorgiPants |
Posted - Jul 06 2008 : 2:37:47 PM
I use stainless steel t-pins. They are sometimes called dissecting pins (used in high school biology classes), also used by taxidermists and upholsterers. Our design department uses them to hang up layouts on cubicle walls. :) Another option if you don't want to buy new pins is to thread silk or other fine thread through were you would normally want to put a pin and then pin *that* thread instead of your crochet item. I am working on my doily for the county fair this year, I hope I get it done! I love thread crochet!
-Jenna
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