Be careful with the hot wire cutter, as I have been told that the fumes are
carcinogenic
Sue
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Hi Susan,
I have made many square pillows from construction foam. I use a bread knife
and cut very slowly, making several shallow cuts the length of my finished
product. The foam I have is black, so I mark it with a silver-colored
marking pen. It will wash right off the knife, especially if you
I have made lots of pillows using the pink, blue or green insulation foam from
the builders merchants you mention, Susan. I use a knife with retractable
blade that I get from $ store that has the segmented blade that can be broken
off when it gets dull.
The pillows I make are octagonal, first
Thank you all for your suggestions! We are meeting next Sat. to plan our
program & materials so this is great info. I was hoping that power tools
weren't required! Sincerely, Susan Hottle USA
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A serrated knife was recommended to me for cutting builders' board/hard
foam, so that's what I used to cut inexpensive pillows. Draw guidelines
then 'saw' carefully through the lines in deliberate movements. Use a
piece of the foam as a self-magnet to pick up the bits. You can
I used a steak knife on builders' foam. It was messy as little pieces went
everywhere and it was full of electricity so the pieces stuck to everything
(including me). I used a foam cutter from Hobby Lobby to cut a pool noodle and
it worked great. But the materials are different, so I don't
I have just done some innovative carving on ethafoam using the classic Ginsu
knife, and it really worked well. If you want straight lines, a box cutter,
(kind of razor blade thing in a holder) and a straight edge works well.
Lyn in Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA where air conditioning is
Hi Susan et al
I have just made a foam pillow, so here are some suggestions:
The foam you will buy will probably be bigger than you want , so trace
the size and shape on the top by pencil or felt tip pen.
cut using a hot wire cutter, my husband constructed one for us. It is
similar in
Hello All! Our tiny lace group is getting ready to teach lace to a Girl Scout
troop again this year. Last year, we borrowed pillows from everywhere for our
workshop. This year, one of the considerations is to make construction foam
pillows--like the ones that are sold for $5 at IOLI
If you haven't heard by now the 2018 OIDFA Congress in Bruges have been
cancelled. It will be replaced by another locally sponsored event. See the
several LaceNews posts on this http://lacenews.net. More posts will follow
including an Open Letter to OIDFA recommending changes in the organization.
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