Hello to One and All! With all the talk about hankerchiefs, I just started one for myself, in black & gold rayon. My cookie pillow is 20 inches across and the pricking is almost 11 inches square. I sit on my bed, my back propped up with pillows with the lace pillow on my lap angled with a small pillow behind it. I dont need to reach as far as I would if I was at my desk or kitchen table. This is what works for me. Susie Rose Up in the mountains outside of Las Vegas Prayers, love and hugs go out to all who are in need. My online store: http://SusieRose.blujay.com My Space: http://www.myspace.com/susie2roses Mom for UFO 12 for 12; http://groups.yahoo.com/group/UFO12for12/ Mom for Death by Socks: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/DeathbySocks
--- On Thu, 10/2/08, Clive & Betty Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: From: Clive & Betty Rice <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: [lace] Large lace patterns To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Cc: lace@arachne.com Date: Thursday, October 2, 2008, 6:48 AM Hi Dee, Try slanting the pillow so you are working with the pattern at an angle facing you. You may have to put a "blocker" to keep the pillow from sliding down-forward, but it is worth a try. Happy Lacemaking,Betty Ann Oct 2, 2008 01:10:26 PM, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I have just started to make a large item in very fine silk, on a flat polystyrene pillow, and am finding that I am reluctant to start it each day, even though I want to do the pattern, as it is starting on the far side of my pillow, and I have to stretch so much to reach to put the pins in, which gives me terrible backache very quickly. Has anyone any tips on how to get over this, or is it just a case of slogging on with it until I have worked enough for it to be within easy reach? Dee Palin Warwickshire - 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] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]