> Ok..that is the second person who mentioned horsehair pillows...will someone explain horse hair pillows to me?? > Cearbhael
Oh, Cearbhael, that sentence brought back regrets for me!!!We used to have an old single horsehair mattress which came from my grandmother's house when I was young. We took it to our country home as a spare, then I decided I liked it (I like firm mattresses), and started using it. I used to drag it on the terrace in front of my bedroom (French windows) in summer to sleep on the terrace (no mosquitoes!!) It was heaven, with the stars and the Milky Way above and not a noise around except for owls hooting, as it was not a very populated place at that time. I wouldn't do it now! And my great regret is that my parents threw the mattress away after I went to Australia, as it was getting really old, and no-one else was enthused about sleeping on it :-) just think how many pillows I could have made with that horsehair if we still had it!!!Weep, weep! Instead, I use mostly polystyrene (or whatever it is :-<) cookie pillows, 2 different sizes bought, including my original one which I still use 15 years or so later, but which is getting a big soggy on top (at $12.00, I don't think it was a bad buy...). one has a copper bracelet on which needs beading and finishing, the other one has a Xmas bookmark. I have one fairly small(10-12 inch?) straw pillow which is very good, but very heavy, so I don't like using it much, it's a sort of last resort cookie pillow. 2 travelling pillows that I made, with a roller in the middle made with the stuff you use to stuff soft toys. You just need to pack it hard, then tease it out and repack it when it goes a bit soft, and I use removable covers like Liz Ligeti, having also been to to dress all my pillows to keep them clean. The shorter one has a fine edging on it for the "small angels" appeal, the other one is packed up at present. 2 flat pillows, one just circular and fairly wide, the other with 3 removable blocks in the middle, which is useful to swap works when I go to workshops. I've got an insertion on it at present which we are going to use for a lace race next week when demonstrating at the Craft Fair in Melbourne. that's been my favourite since I bought it. My most cumbersome pillow is one which I bought years ago, before I knew better.It's flat on top, with 3 and 1/2 blocks, with slopes on both sides of the top, and it's built into a boxlike base which lifts up at one end to reveal compartments where you can store your spare bobbins, threads and probably lunch as well :-) I wouldn't know as it is much too heavy to take anywhere, so I use it at home, where I don't really need the space for bobbins, threads, etc...Still, it's a good pillow, and I've got a wide torchon border on it at present, which only needs one and a half sides done to be finished. Thenm I will have to stitch it on to material, which will probably take another ten years :-( My dream is to buy a new Le Puy pillow next time I go to France. I might get it next year as a birthday and 25th wedding anniversary present, we'll be in France when they happen, and I'm sure I can throw enough hints for DH to trip over!! I tried to make my own straw pillow years ago, but no-one had told me that the straw had to be cut very fine, so it wasn't a success...It never even got to the dressing stage :-) Helene from Melbourne, who just realized she's got a few things to finish... Find local movie times and trailers on Yahoo! Movies. http://au.movies.yahoo.com - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
