Another excellent material for a cover cloth is "ultra suede". This is a man-made fabric which is wonderful for cushioning the bobbins, slowing down the rolling, and generally making the pillow feel very nice to work on. And it doesn't get caught in the threads either.
Clay ----- Original Message ----- From: "Adele Shaak" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Arachne" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2003 12:05 PM Subject: Re: [lace] Re: "Velvet stops the bobbins rolling" > On Sunday, August 10, 2003, at 07:03 AM, Carol Adkinson wrote: > > > velvet is *not* a good fabric to use as cover cloth or pillow cloth or > > for anything near to the threads, as the fibre nap from the velvet can > > get > > into the threads. > > I used my velveteen-covered roller pillow for 20 years and did not have > this problem. Another pillow cover I have is of mid-wale corduroy, > which also stops the bobbins rolling - I think even better than the > velvet/velveteen. I have used that pillow for some years without any > problems, either. > > I wonder if many years ago somebody didn't just get a rotten piece of > velvet, told everybody she knew, and the story became a lacemaking myth. > > Adele > North Vancouver, BC > (west coast of Canada) > > - > 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]
