[lace] First pillow

2011-04-18 Thread Gray, Alison J
Hi It's been fascinating to read about people's first pillows, what an enterprising lot we are. My first pillow was just an ordinary polystyrene cookie pillow, but the cover was something else. My instructions said that I needed a piece of cotton material, dark blue or green which I didn't have.

[lace] first pillow

2011-04-18 Thread Daphne Martin
Hello What a lovely story about your first pillow Alison. A lovely end for a skirt I must say. Daphne Where spring has sprung Norfolk UK - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write to arachne.modera...@gmail.

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2011-04-18 Thread Jo
My first pillow was a roll of about 10 cm wide and a diameter of 5 cm, filled with ... Sand! I soon discovered I must have misunderstood something on the street fair. Jo - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line: unsubscribe lace y...@address.here. For help, write t

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2011-04-18 Thread Clay Blackwell
saw dust, perhaps? On 4/18/2011 3:21 PM, Jo wrote: My first pillow was a roll of about 10 cm wide and a diameter of 5 cm, filled with ... Sand! I soon discovered I must have misunderstood something on the street fair. Jo - To unsubscribe send email to majord...@arachne.com containing the line:

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2011-04-18 Thread Jay Ekers
A friend made a needlelace pillow for me and filled it with sand. Jay in Sydney -Original Message- From: owner-l...@arachne.com [mailto:owner-l...@arachne.com] On Behalf Of Clay Blackwell Sent: Tuesday, 19 April 2011 7:08 AM To: Jo Cc: 'Arachne' Subject: Re: [lace] first pillow

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2011-04-19 Thread Jo
I know too little of needle lace to know wether sand is a good or bad filling. But it does not hold the pins in place for bobbin lace. Now I know it is good to put brass pins in a *pin cushion* not your *lace pillow* filled with sand for the bottom of bird cages. The constant movements sands of the