Was it the same class I was in? I also took Nancy's class one year and she did not require or work with a pillow. However, I had a decorative sofa pillow about 5 x 10 and about 4 inches thick, very firmly stuffed. Because arthritis in my fingers makes it difficult some days to hold something for any length of time, I wanted to try the pillow as an alternative, and used it most of the time in class. It worked quite well to support the fabric sandwich as I worked. I did pick the project up for a particularly difficult stitch or angle.
If I take the project with me to a meeting or something....just to have something in my fingers as I sit.... then I don't use the pillow. If your fingers are happy holding the project, that's just fine. Go to it. If your fingers protest the action, try a small firm pillow as a support. Alice in Oregon ... still just a few traces of snow where huge piles of it sat, but the weather is clear and no rain or snow for a few days, though cold. (PS. My previous messages were put in my Spam folder by my computer. Sort of unfair of it. Hope I have it better trained this time. <G>) ----- Original Message ---- From: bev walker <walker.b...@gmail.com> At a Pacific Northwest Lace Conference I took a needlelace class with Nancy Evans (highly recommended teacher, too); we worked without pillows. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
