[lace] Travel Pillow etc.
I have had a similar problem of needing a pillow at Conventions, -m and have taken up the Hostâs $5 offer of a foam block. I made a slightly raised fabric cover â with a variety of sized felt pieces stitched to the centre of a large square of fabric, that , when pinned on the block gave me a slightly domed area to work on â more like my usual cookie pillow at them!! It worked Very well, and I gave the foam piece away at the end of Convention, as I could not bring it home. I have not received the UK Lace Magazine yet. I keep watching for the pot, and hoping it will surface soon. Maybe this week...! Talking of Convention â I have been trying to get a form for the Lace display room at Convention, and cannot get an answer from anyone there. I have written twice to the link given on the Web site, and once to the President of the local Guild, but without an answer, and someone else sent my email address to the co-ordinator asking for one to be sent me and Still No reply. I wonder what has gone wrong, and why I cannot get a form, as I am prepared to bring a couple of pieces of my lace for the Exhibition, - as I have done in the past. Can anyone help, please? Or advise..! It seems Very unusual. Regards from Liz. In Melbourne, Oz. - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Travel pillow
Hi Irene,For the past few years I have purchased the 24" square builder foam that is available from the IOLI convention co-hosts.  I take along a 42" square of fabric that I use to cover the pad, just pinning it in place for the week.  At the end of the classes, I use a serrated knife, that I take in my checked bag, and cut the piece down to 9" wide and as long as I need for the pricking, as this will fit into my large block pillow at home.  I use the covering fabric to wrap the foam piece and the attached pricking and bobbins securely for the journey home in my carryon bag, using elastic hair (alice) bands to hold it in place.  No problems except that once home with all the extra fabric folded under the foam, I might have to raise the level a little for it to be the same height as my block pillow.  It is not too late to order a foam piece from the registrar.  This foam is thicker than the 1" you are considering. I have made an apron for my small travel pillow which does have a fabric apron. That apron does not give enough support when using the pillow on my knees. I used a piece of foam board cut to the same shape as the fabric apron, then I scored it so that it folded.  I covered the board with some plastic shelf paper to reinforce the folded areas and it is small enough to travel along with my pillow. I have had it for years and any divider pins go into that rather than my lap. Another time I used an ethafoam round pillow that I had already and I cut off the top section so that it fit into my suitcase.  I took the cut off piece with me and attached the two pieces back together with wooden skewers. I then covered it with the original cover which had elastic running around it.  You would just have to be careful not to put your pricking over the cut edge when placing it on the pillow. This year I am taking the Lier class and there is no way I can transport my large floor standing frame so DH has made a table standing frame from pvc pipe following directions gratefully received from Jo Ann Eurell.  The only difference is we made mine from 1/2" pipe rather than the 1" she used.  Now it fits into my suitcase because the corner fittings are smaller that the 1" connectors. Lacemakers are clever at adapting when necessary.  Janice JaniceBlair Murrieta, CA, jblace.com - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] travel pillow
Dear Irene, I had a similar problem with a lace class in Peterborough, England, a few weeks ago, and also the Belgian/Netherlands bonanza in 2018. I ordered an end cut of 3/4 inch 7 wool felt from http://www.thefeltcompany.com/clearance-and-closeouts/ (satisfied customer only) I then cut the felt into regular squares, about 6" square, covered them. 9 squares, about 20" square total. For the base I used 1/8 inch plywood, a scrap from the builder's supply, and cut 2 pieces, for a total 19" square. I used duct tape to make a hinge. Put the edges together, put the duct tape on the crack, and presto, a hinge. And a board that fits in the suitcase. The squares can go anywhere in the suitcase. On the underside of the board I drilled 1/16" 4 holes per felt square, and then drilled the hole with s common cone shaped drill, whose specific name escapes me. Then I used regular glass head dressmaker pins, a tad over an inch long, put in at a 45 degree angle from the bottom into the felt, ! squishing the felt squares as together as possible, and there we are. Worked very well, although the felt is rather hard, but better than too soft. For Belgian laces like Flanders, I like to use the really long thin pins, but for this class I used the thin pins that are much shorter. Worked quite well. Now all I have to do is finish the Flanders handkerchief edge before summer, 2018, and I'm good to go. In my opinion, the problems with ethafoam in a suitcase is that regular ethafoam is quite thick, and it doesn't fight back well in a really packed suitcase. You could always rent a foam pillow from the Convention. Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA, where it's sunny but unseasonably cool. High only 60F 14C "My email sends out an automatic message. Arachne members, please ignore it. I read your emails." > > >Irene Witham wrote: >I'm thinking ahead to convention in July..I need to take a pillow for Louise >Colgan's fan class. I like a big area to work on.. - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] travel pillow
Irene, The thinner stuff can bow a bit in the middle, I would go with 1.5" if you can get it. Kim On May 9, 2017 12:37 PM, "Irene & Steve Whitham" wrote: > Hello lacemakers, > > > > I'm thinking ahead to convention in July..I need to take a pillow for > Louise > Colgan's fan class. I like a big area to work on.. > > > > I'm thinking about making an ethafoam pillow to fit the complete base of my > suitcase which will be about 20 x 24 inches. Would 1 inch thick ethafoam > work or should it be thicker? > > > > Another question, has anyone had luck with making an extender for the > pillow.a cover cloth (?) with some body, possibly quilted that the bobbins > can lay on to give more working room? > > > > Your thoughts are greatly apprecieated, > > > > Irene Whitham > > Surrey, BC > > Where I think Spring has finally sprung > > - > 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/ > - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] travel pillow
For traveling I use a pillow just big enough for the pattern. The apron contains a stif layer of undercarpet an a softer layer on top to grab the honiton bobbins. Covered on both sides with a cloth to keep it together. Towels, gloves, t-shirts or whatever beneath the apron can adjust the height. Jo I'm thinking ahead to convention in July..I need to take a pillow for Louise Colgan's fan class. I like a big area to work on.. - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
Re: [lace] travel pillow
Hi Irene: The block pillow I am making for IOLI is 1” thick ethafoam; I think it will be fine. I think you will have plenty of room on a 20 x 24” pillow to make Louise’s fan. With the Milanese you keep turning around and going the other direction, so even when you get close to the edge the difficulty doesn’t last all that long. But do let me know if you make a successful apron; I keep intending to make one and then deciding that I don’t need to. Adele > On May 9, 2017, at 12:37 PM, Irene & Steve Whitham wrote: > > I'm thinking ahead to convention in July..I need to take a pillow for Louise > Colgan's fan class. I like a big area to work on.. > > I'm thinking about making an ethafoam pillow to fit the complete base of my > suitcase which will be about 20 x 24 inches. Would 1 inch thick ethafoam > work or should it be thicker? > > Another question, has anyone had luck with making an extender for the > pillow.a cover cloth (?) with some body, possibly quilted that the bobbins > can lay on to give more working room? > - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] travel pillow
Hello lacemakers, I'm thinking ahead to convention in July..I need to take a pillow for Louise Colgan's fan class. I like a big area to work on.. I'm thinking about making an ethafoam pillow to fit the complete base of my suitcase which will be about 20 x 24 inches. Would 1 inch thick ethafoam work or should it be thicker? Another question, has anyone had luck with making an extender for the pillow.a cover cloth (?) with some body, possibly quilted that the bobbins can lay on to give more working room? Your thoughts are greatly apprecieated, Irene Whitham Surrey, BC Where I think Spring has finally sprung - 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://www.flickr.com/photos/lacemaker/sets/
[lace] Travel Pillow
Sue, I have had a look at the photo of your travel pillow. The first thing I noticed is that the little pouch on the back flap seems to me to be set at the wrong angle - facing the wrong way. On my travel pillow the pouch opens towards the roller, so the lace comes off the roller and feeds into the pouch where it is kept safe. I tried using a "rolling pin" to secure the lace as it was made, but found that it sat in the hinge of the back flap, and was in the way/annoying, so I went back to just stuffing the lace into the pouch. It will press flat if ever I get enough done to use on something!!! I can pull it out easily, if I am at a demonstration to show people, and push it back into the pouch to keep it clean at other times. My pillow bows in the centre a bit, as I have used up to 28 pairs on it, and they were really too many! I have a (new!) folded Chux wipe (throw-away cleaning cloth) under the dressing cloth to try to level out the dip when I am working!! Regards from Liz in hot, sunny, Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com - 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
Re: [lace] Travel Pillow (how to work one)
read "now" for "know"! Sue sueba...@comcast.net < I know use them much more than a block pillow when making yardage.> - 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
Re: [lace] Travel Pillow (how to work one)
I never really liked roller pillows until I was given 2 Swedish ones. These have much wider, sturdier, higher rollers, and also the apron is much wider than my ethafoam roller pillow and my travel pillow. I know use them much more than a block pillow when making yardage. Sue sueba...@comcast.net - 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
Re: [lace] Travel Pillow (how to work one)
- Sue T wrote: Now I might have to practise with the roller and see if I can make it work, I know lots of you use them. Do you work the bit at the top of the roller or slightly forward of that mark? Yes, you work mostly at the top or close to it. You want the lace to stay against the pricking, but the bobbins' weight will pull it away from the pricking if you go too far down the front of the roller. And it's too hard to see what you're doing if you try to work on the back side of the roller. For this reason, the bigger the diameter of the roller, the better. I've worked on skinny rollers and you very quickly reach the point of having to roll it up. On a narrow piece (less than 15 pairs), you will be working just a few minutes before having to pause to roll the work. On the other hand, a wide piece is also problematic. A piece I'm working on now is 50 pairs wide, torchon, and I can't finish many of the elements (diagonal bars, diamonds, larger fans) without advancing the roller. Then I have to roll it forward again to work the next element to the right or left. The roller width (the height of the cylinder) and the pillow itself are big enough for the pattern, but the diameter isn't. This is something to keep in mind when shopping for a roller. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA robinl...@socal.rr.com - 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
[lace] Travel pillow
I have a couple of travel pillows with rollers but I also made a block part that can sit in the well so I can do small motifs rather than just yardage. Janice Liz wrote: 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 arachne.modera...@gmail.com. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003
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Hi Liz, Your travel pillow sounds great. Where did you get it--I want one! Nancy Connecticut, USA, where I have phoebes building a nest on the ledge over my front door, cardinals courting in the bush outside my home-office window, and juncos and a mockingbird greeting me on the way from the parking lot into work. Spring is wonderful! From: Elizabeth Ligeti To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Thu, April 21, 2011 11:30:51 PM Subject: [lace] Travel Pillow Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com Sue T. you obviously need a small travel pillow! Mine is the size of a handbag, and folds up with 2 small carry handles. ... - 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
Re: [lace] Travel Pillow
Great idea Liz, I might have to work on my skills with a roller pillow.I have a small one for my small block pillow but have tried it a couple of times but much prefer the flat blocks, it feels really unnatural to me at the moment.. I have taken that particular pillow with me lots of times and actually might take that again this time. I got inspired on a couple of small things I could work while away and now our itenary is coming clearer there should be enough evenings for me to work an hour or two at a time, making it worth the space and effort to pack all the bits. I had been thinking of a longer straight piece of lace but there is nothing in the pipeline at the moment. Thank you for your suggestion. Now I might have to practise with the roller and see if I can make it work, I know lots of you use them. Do you work the bit at the top of the roller or slightly forward of that mark? Just to show you how ignorant I am on roller, before I started taking lessons we visited the lace shop in honiton and spent birthday money on a roller thing!! No idea how it was meant to work or even if it was for bobbin lace or another type? Perhaps I ought to take a photo of it (it still lives in the back of my cupboard and has never been used), some of you are bound to know, LOL. Sue T Sue T. you obviously need a small travel pillow! Mine is the size of a handbag, and folds up with 2 small carry handles. As it is a roller pillow, I can only do straight lace, - but it is invaluable for taking out and about, and takes us very little room - even in a caravan. (Been there, done that, for many years!!!) Currently I have a piece of Early Lace from the newest Rosemary Shepherd book on the go. I only work on it about every 6 months or so, - but it is always there, waiting for me to pick it up and go travelling. I have a working diagram pinned to the inside flap, - to refresh my memory when next I open it up to have a go! Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com - 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
[lace] Travel Pillow
Sue T. you obviously need a small travel pillow! Mine is the size of a handbag, and folds up with 2 small carry handles. As it is a roller pillow, I can only do straight lace, - but it is invaluable for taking out and about, and takes us very little room - even in a caravan. (Been there, done that, for many years!!!) Currently I have a piece of Early Lace from the newest Rosemary Shepherd book on the go. I only work on it about every 6 months or so, - but it is always there, waiting for me to pick it up and go travelling. I have a working diagram pinned to the inside flap, - to refresh my memory when next I open it up to have a go! Happy Easter to everyone. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. lizl...@bigpond.com - 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
[lace] travel-pillow
Hello I read your discusion about the travel pillow. and I have one. If you are interested. www.kleinhout.com Look at Lace-Pillows Rina Zijp Holland -- Axel & Rina Zijp Kleinhout.com Abbingstraat 16 1623 LW, Hoorn Netherlands Telephone +31 (0)229 219336 Fax: +31 (0)229 277303 - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] travel Pillow
Hello I read your discusion about the travel pillow. and I have one. If you are interested. www.kleinhout.com Look at Lace-Pillows Rina Zijp Holland - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachnemodera...@yahoo.com
[lace] Travel Pillow.
Beth, Wouldn't it be easier for you to reduce a photocopy of the pillow, and just have the instructions to photocopy a +?% rather than hand drawing it out? Alternatively, draw the pieces, with dimentions, and folks can then do it themselves. It sounds as if you have gone to a great deal of trouble, and should not be expected to do even more by hand drawing it out each time. Something able to email would be a lot better for you, I am sure. Regards from Liz in Melbourne, Oz. [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] travel pillow instructions
changed my search criteria on google and found the following: http://www.edinburghlace.co.uk/trpillow/index_pillow.html Voila! cheers Micki - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Travel pillow stands
Hello all Lacemakers were asking about travel stands. They are so useful. With 3 legs and an adjustable pole up the middle, and made in different woods. There is a wooden circle at the top of the pole which fits into a ring that is stuck onto a Torchon Pillow and secured with little pegs. It folds down securely to 22 inches and can easily be carried in a shoulder bag. They cost £80 and I left a brand new Reg Beasant Mahogany stand in a pretty shoulder bag in Fort Lauderdale when visiting my son a year or so ago. My mobility is not good so I'm not sure if I can travel to America again. So I was going to suggest he put it with some other lacey things on e bay. But if anyone is interested perhaps they would like to email me privately this week. I'm due to go into hospital on Aug 13th for 2 weeks treatment, but I'll get my daughter in law to keep an eye on what comes in. Happy Lacing Peggy in Wellington Somerset UK on a sweltering evening - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] travel pillow on eBay
When I was at Lace Convention in Bristol in April, the lady sitting next to me had a pillow almost identical to this one. The main modification was that her husband had made a tray with a cutout hole to fit over the working surface so that she had more room to work. When she packed it up for travelling, the tray came off and fitted down the back of the specially made pillowbag. It had been home-made and the sides were made from the bottoms of the boxes that dates come in (usually around Christmas and from the time when the bottoms were actually made of wood). The support on hers was also made from the bottoms of date boxes. It worked very well and packed up very nicely and fitted into the travel bag she had specially made for it. I took note of it at the time so that I could make one sometime. Malvary in Ottawa Here's a funny-looking little travel pillow: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19158&item=8191702313&rd=1 Do you think it would be useful? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] travel pillow on eBay
Hi Weronika - I agree with Alice. My first reaction was the the roller was lower than the work surface, which would be a problem. And even if you bundled your bobbins and hung them off the side as you worked, the work area is too high, not wide enough, and puts your hands at an awkward angle. But I agree that the idea might be worth working on to make a "better mousetrap". Clay -Original Message- From: Alice Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: May 16, 2005 1:56 PM To: Weronika Patena <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: lace@arachne.com Subject: Re: [lace] travel pillow on eBay At 10:09 AM 5/16/2005, you wrote: >Here's a funny-looking little travel pillow: >http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19158&item=8191702313&rd=1 > >Do you think it would be useful? I vote for No. The working area for bobbins in only 10" wide. It is awkward to have bobbins hanging off the edge of a working surface, so you would be limited to six or eight pair that would fit it. This means an edging of 1/2 inch or less. The roller doesn't sit way above the bobbin surface for continental bobbins to be properly used. In fact, from the picture it looks like the roller is the same level or lower than the bobbin surface. It think this is a novelty -- someone's attempt to make a travel pillow which is cute but not practical. I've been through this myself with a couple pillow designs. This design with a rotating handle/support is interesting, and the idea might be developed into a more usable product. Thanks for mentioning it. Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] travel pillow on eBay
At 10:09 AM 5/16/2005, you wrote: Here's a funny-looking little travel pillow: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19158&item=8191702313&rd=1 Do you think it would be useful? I vote for No. The working area for bobbins in only 10" wide. It is awkward to have bobbins hanging off the edge of a working surface, so you would be limited to six or eight pair that would fit it. This means an edging of 1/2 inch or less. The roller doesn't sit way above the bobbin surface for continental bobbins to be properly used. In fact, from the picture it looks like the roller is the same level or lower than the bobbin surface. It think this is a novelty -- someone's attempt to make a travel pillow which is cute but not practical. I've been through this myself with a couple pillow designs. This design with a rotating handle/support is interesting, and the idea might be developed into a more usable product. Thanks for mentioning it. Alice in Oregon - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] travel pillow on eBay
Isn't that the cutest little thing. I have no use for another pillow, but it is tempting, if only as a curiosity. Thanks for sharing the link BarbE - Original Message - From: Weronika Patena To: lace@arachne.com Sent: Monday, May 16, 2005 12:09 PM Subject: [lace] travel pillow on eBay Here's a funny-looking little travel pillow: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19158&item=819170231 3&rd=1 Do you think it would be useful? Weronika -- Weronika Patena Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA http://vole.stanford.edu/weronika - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] travel pillow on eBay
Here's a funny-looking little travel pillow: http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19158&item=8191702313&rd=1 Do you think it would be useful? Weronika -- Weronika Patena Caltech, Pasadena, CA, USA http://vole.stanford.edu/weronika - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Re: [lace] Travel pillow
Hi All, I have *two* of those pillows, one made by me at a workshop run by Pat Hallam many years ago in Woodbridge, Suffolk UK, and one made by Pat herself. But - although they are very pretty to look at, they are not really - if I am completely honest! - a lot of actual use, as they were only suitable for very narrow edgings, as the 'apron' bit wasn't large enough to take enough pairs to make anything wider than baby lace! I now use a travel pillow, the prototype of one which I think is still sold by SMP, which looks rather like a large brick sat on one end, until it unfolds to make a pillow with a larger apron than most cookie pillows. It also came with a roller as well as a circular block and a square block, so you can do almost anything on it, which fits onto the roller, square or circle! Mine was made for me by Dorothy Nash, of Norfolk Lace Makers, and it has been all over the place with me. The outside is looking a tad 'used' now, and I have replaced the roller once, but it still works amazingly well, and I reallly do love it! Carol - in Suffolk UK, where it is hot and stuffy. Subject: [lace] Travel pillow > There's a fold-up pillow currently on ebay. > - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
RE: [lace] travel pillow
Sylvie of Cherry Valley, IL USA wrote: It would be interesting to know who uses travel bobbins. I do. Sylvie, -- travel bobbins made by Max Meier in Geelong, Australia are quite lovely and work very well. I did weight them with heavy spangles, as that helps a lot on my Australian Travel Pillow. The Roller is up higher than on my One-and-Only pillow. Happy Lacing. Susie Johnson Morris, IL - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] travel pillow
During car trips, I greatly enjoy using an 18 inch Toustou cookie pillow on my lap. Its weight keeps it in place and the size is appropriate for working on small motifs or wire lace. My husband and I made a small roller pillow which also works well in the car, though I find that I must occasionally hold on to bobbins that move a little too much. I've not used travel bobbins yet. It would be interesting to know who uses travel bobbins. Sylvie Cherry Valley, IL, USA __ Do you Yahoo!? New and Improved Yahoo! Mail - 100MB free storage! http://promotions.yahoo.com/new_mail - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] Travel pillow
There's a fold-up pillow currently on ebay. I made myself one using a combination of photos of ones like this, a pattern that someone in Australia sent me and incorporating what I wanted. The oblong box base on mine is wider than the roller, with a pincushion fitted permanently one side of the roller and a removeable box (lid fastens with a button and elastic) containing small scissors, pin pusher/lifter, pricker, lazy susan, small folding magnifier and spare reel of thread. My base box is also deeper than the roller, with covered polystyrene filling the gap between the roller and the outside of the box. I hold the roller in place with tape running over the roller, one pin down through the tape into the top of the roller, and one at each end through the tape into the polystyrene. I pin a piece of tape over the threads where they rest on the polystyrene just in front of the roller to stop the threads getting caught up in the pins in the lace when the flaps are lifted. The flaps are lined with ethafoam mouse mats (got them for 50 pence each in a cheap shop) so I can stick pins in the flaps. I tried having loops to put tape through, and then tried elastic, to hold the bobbins in place when the pillow is folded up, but they got in the way when making lace. So I still use a flat boot-lace pinned back and forth over the bobbins to hold them still, with another through the spangles and also pinned down. That's where the foam lined flaps are useful. I could throw the pillow and the bobbins wouldn't move. I also saw someone at a lace day with a simple edging obviously permanently on her travel pillow, and thought that was so obvious and how dumb I was not to have thought of it. So I've now got an edging on the roller just started so whenever I go somewhere that says "bring your pillow" and I know I won't get much done, or if I go somewhere where I'll be bored if I don't have something to do, it's already set up. Don't know what I'll do with the lace on it, or if I'll ever finish it, but then that's not the point. The bobbins are some I don't particularly like for normal use, so I'm happy to have them there for occasional use. I'll be happy to send a photo of my pillow privately if anyone wants one. The one on ebay is: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&category=19319&item=81198510 25 Jean in Poole - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
[lace] travel pillow
Hi, I had a look at Theo Brejaart's web page and had a look at the Finish pillow. There is a lacemaker in Washington State who makes something similar. I have seen her pillows while at the lace convention in Victoria. Her name is Marj. More than that I don't know. She shared a cluster with me. Miriam in Arad, Israel - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]