Thank you Janice for describing yet another management idea! I did finish my
sample swatch & posted it to Flickr Photostream. Sadly, my enthusiasm for
using my bolster for this project is waning so I think my next step will be to
test this pattern on a roller pillow to see if that helps. Frankly,
Oh I can picture it ! Would work well IF I didn’t have curious cats but I
do!! My ribbon with beaded pins and divider pins is literally the reverse and
locks the bobbins down! A combination of the two would possibly work for
me…
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> On Oct 15, 2022, at 11:58 AM, Janice Blair
Susan,I have not used a bolster pillow but many of my friends do. What they
made was a strip of ribbon with large pearl beads sewn on, or a crochet strip,
similar to what some use to hold bobbins when packing up the pillow, but at
regular close intervals they attached a large round bead. The
I use ribbon (cloth) and long divider pins and long pins with good sized Pearl
tips. I once had a bolster pillow knocked of the refrigerator by my cat! The
lace wasn’t salvageable! Now it is so well locked down when I put it away
you can turn it upside down and shake it without anything moving!
Many thanks to all who wrote—Clearly experience speaks volumes!! I
must say I would never have thought of using a wire wrapped dowel or rubber
bands. I truly appreciate your advice on the weekend especially as I was
hoping to make progress before Monday. There are definitely “groups” that
can be
Hello All! Yesterday I started a test swatch for Annick Staes butterfly scarf.
Since I don’t own a block pillow, I’m working on my bolster—18” long X
7” diameter. This is the pillow I use for Idrija & I’ve never had a
problem managing my bobbins. I just throw them to the side & over the back or
