As Liz mentioned in her email: Helen now owns the pillow I purchased which the Hosts so kindly though of - the foam blocks were "just the thing" for travellers who could not bring pillows with them.
I ordered a $5 piece of builders foam from the hosts at Portland, OR. Great idea for future hosts. Before I left home I cut a 19" circle of foamcore board. I sliced two lines, one on either side about 3 inches in, almost through the board, so that I could fold it to fit into my suitcase. I also cut a 19" piece of wool felt to fit on the top and washed one of my pillow covers so I had something to cover the temporary pillow with. I then lost the circle of felt and never did find it. I took a piece of the remainder with me so I knew I had prepared it. Wonder when and where it will surface. I took a small knife with me and using the board, I cut the builders foam into a circle, and also tried to carve off the edge of the circle to make it more comfortable to use. Bridget Cook was my teacher and commented about the rough edge I had made. She would have used a shureform to make it smoother, which I can do when I take my Brugge lace off it. The intention was to cut the piece to fit one of my block pillows when I got to my daughter's home in Seattle. Instead I just cut off about a 3 inch piece and they both then fit into my suitcase. I have put it back together and the piece is held in place by the pillow cover and I will use it on Sunday when I demonstrate at a local period home in Crystal Lake. They are supplying the costume as mine is the wrong period. I want to thank Portland Lace Society for a well organised convention. The Arachne lunch, although expensive, was worth it. Not sure how many there were of us as I didn't think to count heads, but we had a full room. We all got to win a prize in the raffle. I chose a bobbin roll and I think we all got spider cover cloths. For me, it was a good convention with great classes, great time meeting old friends and to cap it all, my original piece won first prize and popular vote in the contest, and then I won a Lier lace table in the raffle. Good job my husband had arrived at the hotel and was able to transport everything to my daughters so we could ship it home. Janice Janice Blair Crystal Lake, 50 miles northwest of Chicago, Illinois, USA www.jblace.com http://www.lacemakersofillinois.org - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
