I have the same problem as Sister Claire. I am only 4ft 10 and a half. I
manage well at home as I have an adjustable stand for my pillow but when I
go to my evening class is another thing altogether.
It is in a school and we use the desk and chairs. Even with a table stand I
am having trouble seeing the pattern at the top of the pillow. I have tried
sitting on two chairs (one on top of the other) but that is no use. I have
now bought a booster cushion (it is used for the elderly or disabled to make
it easier to stand up I think) I will be using it tonight for the first time
and fingers crossed that this will work (my feet will not touch the floor
though and I am hoping this will not aggravate my back). It will be ok when
I get further down the pattern as I will see that.
Nancy
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From: "Sister Claire" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Sent: Tuesday, November 11, 2008 9:48 AM
To: "Brenda Paternoster" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
Cc: "phil powis" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>; "lace chat room at arachne"
<lace@arachne.com>
Subject: Re: [lace] Ligurian Lacemakers - oil painting
Well, the chairs could be a function of size and financial situation.
I am in my fifties and I am 1.47 meters tall. (About 4' 9") Most chairs
are
too tall for me and tables are too high. I own three chairs. Two are low
and
fit at the dining table. When I put my cookie pillow on the table and sit
in
those chairs, the work is raised to a point where I have to lift my arms
and
have my elbows elevated. Very uncomfortable. If I use my computer chair, I
have to bend forward because it won't fit under the table. Also
uncomfortable.
When I work at my tombolo (the same kind of pillow as in the painting) I
place it in its stand and sit at my computer chair. I have to rest my feet
on the thingies the wheels are attached to.
I cannot afford to buy a dedicated chair for lacemaking, so I make do. I'm
saving up for an adjustable stand for my cookie pillow though. =)
Yes, it's hard on the back. I imagine that was the least of the things
that
were hard on those girls' backs.
Sr. Claire
On Tue, Nov 11, 2008 at 11:07 AM, Brenda Paternoster <
[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
It's a lovely picture, but what struck me most was that both girls are
sitting on chairs which are too high for them to comfortably put their
feet
on the ground. OK, the pillow heights are right for them but I wonder
why
they didn't use a chair that better suited them with a lower pillow
horse?
Of course they may have been very petite in relation to other people,
but
they were at least early/mid teens as they both have their hair pinned
up.
The other thing I wondered about, did they really have red covered
pillows
or was that just artistic licence?
Brenda
On 11 Nov 2008, at 05:58, phil powis wrote:
Rediscovered a small treasure this morning - a postcard of an oil
painting
"Making Ligurian Lace" by Henry H La Thangue [1859-1929] which is inow n
the
Te Puna O Waiwhetu art gallery in Christchurch, New Zealand, and - how
wonderful - the gallery has some of their collection online
http://collection.christchurchartgallery.org.nz/results.do
?id=15742&db=object
&view=detail
Brenda in Allhallows, Kent
http://paternoster.orpheusweb.co.uk/index.html
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