Hi Janice,
I do remember some of this but on this occasion chose to use normal pricking
card, but have since been reminded that ordinary card without the blue
sticky would work well. It was my first try at using the roller pillow and
I have a snug fit over the top of the roller as well as a
A friend on another list passed on a warning about these books. She was
given one as a birthday present, and discovered that the books are
worthless and a scam.
Apparently Hephaestus is not so much listed as the publisher as the
author - and of many, many thousands of books. These books are
Sue wrote: Once I have used up this thread I am planning on designing and
making a wider and longer
strip of lace for a tablecloth edge
As someone with a couple of travel pillows might I suggest that you try a
wider piece with more bobbins before you commit to making a long length.
There is
I agree with Malvary about the width.
I only came to like roller pillows when I was given a Swedish one, which is
more substantial than a foam one, and has a much wider apron, so gives me
plenty of space for wider strips.
Sue
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The other thing to consider when working on a roller is the length of the
pattern repeat. Because of the curve of the roller, the optimum sweet spot
to work on is usually only about 2 inches maximum. If you are doing a
wider edging with a longer repeat you will find you have to keep
Just remember if you are going to do a wider piece of lace, check that your
roller pillow has room for all the bobbins. It can be a little uncomfortable
if
they are getting in your way. If using blue cardstock, you will still need to
cover the ink on the pricking with something unless it is
Corners are possible on rollers :)
Lately I've been doing squared edgings on my roller pillows - I took
Sally Schoenberg's advice for moving the lace at a corner when working
on a D-shaped pillow. Works a treat on the roller.
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 7:55 AM, laceandb...@aol.com wrote:
or are
I too work corner's on my wide Swedish roller. I work on a bit of fun-foam
sheet as I approach the corner, and the pins mainly go in this. Then I
bundle the bobbins carefully in cover cloths, take off the weight from the
threads, and turn the pricking and lace. Yes, I used to do this on my
From time to time I'm asked if I can find homes for lace books and send the
proceeds to designated charities. At the moment I have a box of books which my
local lace contacts either already have or not interested in. However, it
could be that there is someone somewhere who is looking for one of
I think we all know that crochet often makes imitations of bobbin lace or
other kinds of lace. On my website I have a few examples of crochet imitating
other forms. This piece was just recently posted on stitchinfingers is a
remarkable imitation of torchon bobbin lace. I don't think I've ever
It looks like a fairly small roller to me, so definitely try a small sample of
lots of bobbins first. Looks like a nice pattern to work for demo'ing.
BTW, where did you get the little glass angel that you put the lace skirt on?
I
have not seen those before. I wonder if anyone carries them
Lyn wrote: As I understand it, block pillows are a recent invention.
It deppends what you mean by recent. Some of the Ottawa Lace Group recently
had the opportunity to visit a local lace collector to see some of her
beautiful lace. She showed us a block pillow which I think was dated about
I mailed my cards just after Thanksgiving and have already received one back
from Trenna Ruffner. A very nice point ground motif. The card is on my
mantlepiece at the moment. My card is a simple pattern which I designed to
make
a star for next years IOLI convention in St.Paul, Minnesota.
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
Lyn
The issue of turning corners only arose in the mid to late 19th century.
Turned corners did not exist earlier. Instead only flat edgings or insertions
were made, and these were folded or gathered to make hankie edgings or
collars. If you look at the portrait paintings in Levey, for instance,
I meant to send this to the entire list as well...
Clay
Clay Blackwell
Lynchburg, VA. USA
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Subject: Re: [lace] Re: roller pillow and lace
From: Clay Blackwell clayblackw...@comcast.net
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Hi Lyn...
I'm not an authority on
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