tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post4624424118601916034..comments2024-03-11T11:38:56.028-07:00Comments on A Fisherman Knits: Brear's Fig 5 modernizedAaronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-63575538336430069682013-03-15T14:44:11.979-07:002013-03-15T14:44:11.979-07:00Ok, What do you call the thing that holds the clew...Ok, What do you call the thing that holds the clew? Looking at the detail of quill and pirn, there are likely a group of words that we have lost. Until you find all those lost words, I am going to use the words that we have.<br /><br />It is my knitting wool, my clew, by extension, the clew holder is my "clew." Do you know of a better word that causes less confusion?<br /><br />If I say "clew holder", you then say, "clew holder is not in the OED". I can't win. It is a real tool, but you are not going to like any name use.Aaronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05150805906414546377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21068675.post-25510532887754714532013-03-15T04:05:56.425-07:002013-03-15T04:05:56.425-07:00You do know that the word "clew" refers ...You do know that the word "clew" refers to the ball of wool, not to the tool that you are using to hold a ball? Or is this another of your own re-definitions?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com