Lori wrote: So it could be ethafoam but not the correct grade for pillows. I have been wondering about this of late. Whether there are different grades of ethafoam? I'm currently making a piece of Flanders lace on an ethafoam pillow that I made several years ago. Up to this point I had only ever made Brugge Flower lace on this particular pillow using a larger sized pin. I never had a problem. But with this Flanders, I'm using a thinner thread and thus smaller pins and I'm having a heck of a time getting some of the pins to go into the ethafoam. One would think that smaller pins would go in more easily but that is not the case. These pins will "hang" in a certain spot and there's no pushing it in without taking the larger sized pin into the spot first, which will push in without a problem. Talk about sore fingertips! Not to mention bent pins. I'll be glad to finish this piece- not only to move onto the next project but to put this pillow away for awhile. I've talked to "Santa" about a nice Belgian straw pillow so hopefully the next piece of Flanders will be easier on the fingers. I hope he's listened! The ethafoam I used was white and was the only color offered when I purchased it. It does hold the pins in tightly once they're in. Dona in Maisieres, Belgium where our beautiful weather is continuing into December.
----- Original Message ----- From: Lori Howe To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Thursday, December 14, 2006 6:06 PM Subject: RE: [lace] black ethafoam Once I wanted to order ethafoam from a manufacturer and they carried dozens of weights and coarseness some of which were identified by color. So it could be ethafoam but not the correct grade for pillows. It would also need to be tested for pin ability and strength to hold the pin without moving when threads are tightened. Lori the Lacefairy - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
