>>>From: Eileen Lee [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] 1. What kind of pillow do you travel with? (travel pillow?) 2. Do you use travel bobbins? 3. Is there any problem going through airport security with a million pins?<<<
I used to have two travel pillows. One I recently sold (I'm moving and *really* need to prune) was a really nice box from SMP in England. The base was a square and had a block that could be replaced by a roller. Three sides were connected by padded trianglular flaps that folded in when closed but made a very nice, roomy apron when opened. The top and fourth side folded back out of the way, and there was Velcro on the inside of the lid for a bag. I had about 15 pairs of travel-size Danish-style bobbins that I kept in there. With the narrow "waist", they were easy to pick up even though small. I made a lot of bookmarks with that roller and a few ornaments with the block, but never took it as carry-on on a plane. The second pillow is home-made, like a miniature French roller pillow. There's a small box at the back center, and the roller is carpet-padding and wool blanketing wrapped around a dowel. The dowel sits in notches on the side walls of the box. There's fabric tacked around the top edge of the box, along a back wall, and along the front and sides of the bottom, and heavily stuffed with polyester batting. Because of the curvature of this stuffed apron, I can use normal Midlands bobbins and still pick them up easily. It can take twenty pairs or so, and I usually have an edging on it to take to demos. I took this on a plane once, pre-9/11, and it fit nicely on the tray but I had serious problems when the meal came. Because security alert levels fluctuate almost daily, and because airports (and individual security guards) differ tremendously, I wouldn't try to bring all those pins as carry-on any more. I take knitting, checking the TSA website before I go (and using bamboo needles). Robin P. Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA http://www.pittsburghlace.8m.com/ - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
