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I know I've seen the answer to this question many many many moons ago,
but what on earth is the hook end of a dololly for? I can think of a couple uses, in fact I just used it this afternoon, but I'm curious about the "official" intention. My mum gave me one yesterday afternoon. Pretty little thing, and obviously quite useful as well! A |
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Lynoth wrote:
I know I've seen the answer to this question many many many moons ago, but what on earth is the hook end of a dololly for? I can think of a couple uses, in fact I just used it this afternoon, but I'm curious about the "official" intention. My mum gave me one yesterday afternoon. Pretty little thing, and obviously quite useful as well! A You run the wire loop end of the DoLolly under the back of existing stitches. Next you put the hook end through the loop and use it to pull your short fiber tail(s) back through the loop. Finally, you pull the loop (carrying the thread tails) back under the stitch backs, burying the loose thread tails underneath the stitch backs. Personally, I hardly ever use the hook end -- I just use my fingernails to push or pull the loose thread tails through the loop end. CiaoMeow ^;;^ -- PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary |
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On Sep 5, 8:59*pm, Tia Mary wrote:
Lynoth wrote: I know I've seen the answer to this question many many many moons ago, but what on earth is the hook end of a dololly for? *I can think of a couple uses, in fact I just used it this afternoon, but I'm curious about the "official" intention. My mum gave me one yesterday afternoon. *Pretty little thing, and obviously quite useful as well! A * *You run the wire loop end of the DoLolly under the back of existing stitches. *Next you put the hook end through the loop and use it to pull your short fiber tail(s) back through the loop. *Finally, you pull the loop (carrying the thread tails) back under the stitch backs, burying the loose thread tails underneath the stitch backs. *Personally, I hardly ever use the hook end -- I just use my fingernails to push or pull the loose thread tails through the loop end. *CiaoMeow ^;;^ -- PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ * (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at *http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary ah! How elegant - I've been using tweezers and my trusty needle nose pliers for similar purpose, with the aid of a handy ORT Thanks! A |
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Lynoth wrote:
ah! How elegant - I've been using tweezers and my trusty needle nose pliers for similar purpose, with the aid of a handy ORT Thanks! A I have several "fiber hiders". My first is an original DoLolly made by the original company. The next one I bought has kitties on the ends of the two pieces -- made of lovely bone of some sort. The third also has kitties on the ends - not sure what they are made of -- LOL! The problem is that none of them are near at hand when I need a DoLolly so I usually end up using a length of thread and a blunt needle. You fold the thread in half and put the cut ends through the needle eye -- make sure that the loop end is longer than the cut ends. Run the threaded needle underneath the back of existing stitches, *STARTING** at a point near the loose fibers to be hidden. Put the loose fiber ends through the loop of the thread that is through the needle. Now carefully pull the needle -- thread loop holding the fiber ends -- through the existing stitch backs and VOILA', your fiber ends are hidden. It's just easier than getting my fat Irish behind up and out of my chair and digging through my needlework bag to find one of my fiber hiders :-))). CiaoMeow ^;;^ -- PAX, Tia Mary ^;;^ (RCTQ Queen of Kitties) Angels can't show their wings on earth but nothing was ever said about their whiskers! Visit my Photo albums at http://community.webshots.com/user/tiamary |
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No clue what a dololly is- never seen one.
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On Sep 6, 6:36*am, blkndvudu wrote:
No clue what a dololly is- never seen one. GIve me an hour or so to wake up and I'll photograph mine. |
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Thanks : ) I think I may have to try and find one. On a totally
different topic I won TWO sewing cabinets off ebay yesterday. One is a Martha Washington cabinet and the other is a Caswell Runyon cabinet they are sooo cool my husband will never get mad about my stash being all over again (well until it outgrows the cabinets anyway). |
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On 6 Sep., 04:27, Lynoth wrote:
I know I've seen the answer to this question many many many moons ago, but what on earth is the hook end of a dololly for? *I can think of a couple uses, in fact I just used it this afternoon, but I'm curious about the "official" intention. My mum gave me one yesterday afternoon. *Pretty little thing, and obviously quite useful as well! A It's kind of like a beading needle with a handle (without handle here; http://www.pandurohobby.co.uk/pan/Ib...GET&AID=310504) |
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