...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of
Sally Jenkins
Sent: 12 October 2015 19:45
To: lace@arachne.com
Subject: [lace] Cookie pillow question, and digest
Hello lacers,
It seems I have not received the digest in several days. Has there been no
activity, or have I been inadvertently dropped? (I will find out if I see
It seems to me that you can think of the development of equipment in terms
of the demands of the industry. The patterns most in fashion need a
particular thread weight, and the weight of the thread governs the working
surface and bobbin type needed. This in turns governs hand position.
In
I have seen flat square pillows and Square pillows with Rollers, and
flat round pillows all being used in Tonder in Denmark with Continental
Bobbins and Danish bobbins.
Ann Blunden in Brisbane Australis coming out of Lurkdom to chip in.
On 13/10/2015 10:12 AM, lacel...@frontier.com wrote:
Hello lacers,
It seems I have not received the digest in several days. Has there been no
activity, or have I been inadvertently dropped? (I will find out if I see
this message posted, right?)
I have been wondering about the history and/or development of the cookie
pillow and its use. It seems
Hello Sally and everyone
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Bolster pillows were used in the UK for cottage industry laces, maybe
cookies pillows, too, but not sure. I'm thinking the cookie pillow is more
let's not forget the block pillow and all those that have drawers or
storage for tools in them. i just love the variety and i have a "ball"
pillow that i put a yardage pricking on the sides and a motif on the top
and/or bottom. it is great for when you are finishing up a motif and want
to have
Yes, the List has been very quiet for a while. Thanks for posting.
I don't the the historical answer to your question, but wanted to make some
comments on pillows.
There are many styles of pillows -- flat, cookies, round balls, bolsters of
various sizes and shapes, roller pillows in a variety of
