Hi,
Maybe it's the pins themselves not being sharp enough to penetrate!? I've
experienced this with a batch of pins in the past. Some would go in fine but
others seemed to be lacking a suitable point.
Season's Greetings to one and all
Andrea Lamble
Cambridge, UK - where it is dull but mild for the time of year.
From: "Dona B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Reply-To: "Dona B." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
To: <lace@arachne.com>
Subject: Re: [lace] black ethafoam
Date: Thu, 14 Dec 2006 20:04:39 +0100
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
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