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)
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