---- Michele Griffin <motherch...@gci.net> wrote: what is a good, inexpensive pillow for teaching a new person and for someone that can't afford to go pillow comparison shopping. All of our lace purchases (save thread) are made online....so links would be great too. -----
Hey, don't go back to lurking. Stay and chat awhile! Anyway, the best deal I know of for beginners in the US is Snowgoose, in Colorado. They have the "one and only", which is a kit. It has an ethafoam disk with rounded outer corners and a recangular hole in the center, plus round cardboard to glue it to, foam-core to line the hole, and square and rectangular blocks and a cylinder to use in various combinations in the hole. You cover it yourself and glue the foam core and cardboard to the ethafoam, and voila! you have a block pillow *and* a roller pillow, all for USD30 (last time I checked, which was a couple of years ago). The pillow is perfectly serviceable, although not a work of art (depending on what fabric you choose, of course!). The only drawback, IMO, is that it is rather light-weight and prone to slide toward you when tensioning. I use a pillow stand with a stop on the front, so that's not a problem for me. Some people consider it a drawback that you have to cover it yourself, but I know people who never covered theirs. I cut mine in half before covering, so that I can fold it to pack in a suitcase. I could never do that with an expensive pillow! The Snowgoose home page is http://www.snowgoose.cc/ and I've been quite happy with the service. If you want *really* cheap, you can make your own pillow from a block of industrial insulation (the blue stuff). Padding with a couple of layers of felted wool (like an army blanket) or "craft fleece" (sold alongside quilt batting but not nearly so thick) is an excellent idea, but not crucial. I've known people who started with a large block of packing styrofoam, but I don't recommend it. Not only doesn't it hold the pins all that well, it squeeks a lot and quickly breaks down, shedding those tiny foam balls that it's made of. just my opinions, of course Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
