At 04:59 AM 10/26/2003 -0800, you wrote: >Some time ago there was reference made to having your feet on a footstool while making lace. Would anyone have one that they could send me the dimensions for? >Rose-Marie
Hi, The size depends on the length of your legs and the height of your chair. The idea of a footstool is to make the lap flat. I am short and in most chairs my lap angles downwards if my feet are on the floor. To hold something in my lap, I need a foot support to level my lap. At times, only 2-3 inches is enough to be comfortable. Sometimes more is better. Chairs are different heights. The commercial folding footrest I have is 4" high. I use it in classes where I cannot control the choice of chairs. However, sometimes it seems just a bit high. Some types of pillows are designed to be held on the lap. Some stands have a support for the far side and the near side of the pillow is on the lap. When using these, a footrest is helpful or necessary. When using a pillow stand that supports the pillow completely, a footrest is only for comfort but does not affect the pillow. At this time, I have only one pillow that is comfortable to use on my lap. The others are too large. Often I have the front of a pillow resting on my lap. At home, I solved the height problem by putting a very small cushion on my lap and resting the pillow on that. It made the pillow the right height for comfortable working and close enough to my eyes to see what I was doing. You might think about a 3" height for a footrest. (Unless you are very, very short.) This is all personal opinion, of course. What do the rest of you lacemakers say? I'm sure I'm not the only lacemaker with short legs. Happy lacing, Alice in Oregon - A week of record warm temps before winter. Nice! Oregon Country Lacemakers Arachne Secret Pal Administrator Mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
