[lace] pillow questions
Sue The polystyrene in your old pillows is the problem. I would no recommend buying another like that. Do look for one which is poly ethylene. They seem to be lifelong pillows. I have several, with no damaged centers. They are just as light as polystyrene, but don't shed crumbs or disintegrate. Terrycloth toweling IS hard to stick pins into, as I also discovered long ago through experience. If you want a soft surface I would use quilt batting or felt. But do the pin test before you actually pay for it. See how it feels to stick a pin into it. If it offers resistance, select something else. Lorelei - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
[lace] pillow questions
Meant to sent this to lace. In UK high density polystyrene pillows (light weight) are available from: http://www.jofirthlacemaking.co.uk/viewProduct.php?id=1019 Go for a flat round one, rather than a domed pillow, which gives more flexibility when doing larger pieces. I bought a lovely light weight block pillow from: http://www.kleinhout.com/GB/lacepillows/index.asp in the Netherlands. Not the cheapest (and I did go for the largest oval block-pillow), but very versatile. I also had the advantage of having it sent to my sister in the Netherlands instead of paying international p/p. Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK Sue wrote: The polystyrene in your old pillows is the problem. I would no recommend buying another like that. Do look for one which is poly ethylene. They seem to be lifelong pillows. I have several, with no damaged centers. They are just as light as polystyrene, but don't shed crumbs or disintegrate. - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] pillow questions
> The polystyrene in your old pillows is the problem. I would not recommend > buying another like that. Do look for one which is poly ethylene. But as Brenda has already said, Sue is in the UK and (as far as I know) we don't have poly ethylene pillows on sale here. Are they the ones that squeak? Sent from my iPhone On 22 Jan 2012, at 18:56, "Lorelei Halley" wrote: > Sue > The polystyrene in your old pillows is the problem. I would no recommend > buying another like that. Do look for one which is poly ethylene. They seem > to be lifelong pillows. I have several, with no damaged centers. They are > just as light as polystyrene, but don't shed crumbs or disintegrate. > > Terrycloth toweling IS hard to stick pins into, as I also discovered long ago > through experience. If you want a soft surface I would use quilt batting or > felt. But do the pin test before you actually pay for it. See how it feels > to stick a pin into it. If it offers resistance, select something else. > Lorelei > > - > To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: > unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to > arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: > http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
Re: [lace] pillow questions
Agnes, Get thee behind me - I am trying really, really hard NOT to go on that site as they are too tempting. I NEEED those pillows. L Kind Regards Liz Baker thelace...@btinternet.com My chronicle of my bobbins can be found at my website: http://thelacebee.weebly.com/ From: Agnes Boddington To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Sunday, 22 January 2012, 19:59 Subject: [lace] pillow questions Meant to sent this to lace. > In UK high density polystyrene pillows (light weight) are available from: > http://www.jofirthlacemaking.co.uk/viewProduct.php?id=1019 > > Go for a flat round one, rather than a domed pillow, which gives more flexibility when doing larger pieces. > > I bought a lovely light weight block pillow from: > http://www.kleinhout.com/GB/lacepillows/index.asp > in the Netherlands. Not the cheapest (and I did go for the largest oval block-pillow), but very versatile. > I also had the advantage of having it sent to my sister in the Netherlands instead of paying international p/p. > > Agnes Boddington - Elloughton UK > > > Sue wrote: >> The polystyrene in your old pillows is the problem. I would no recommend >> buying another like that. Do look for one which is poly ethylene. They seem >> to be lifelong pillows. I have several, with no damaged centers. They are >> just as light as polystyrene, but don't shed crumbs or disintegrate. > - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
