Hi to the Rock Band, I use a footstand which was originally used for the guitar playing comfort - I have had it for more years than I care to remember - even longer than I've been doing lace! - so haven't a clue where I obtained it. But I should imagine most musical suppliers stores have some....
It is adjustable - so it can be just a couple of inches in height, or up to about 7-8 inches - which would probably cover most of our requirements. I usually also rest the pillow against a table edge, so there is a slight slope, but that depends on the pillow - the really huge ones I tend to lay on the table, with a polystyrene-bead support underneath. Hope this helps, if only just a little.... Carol - back home in Suffolk, after four days in Hereford where daughter, partner, and grandson now live! We certainly have missed them, so will be visiting again! ----- Original Message ----- From: "alice howell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Haddad" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Sunday, October 26, 2003 7:03 PM Subject: Re: [lace] footstool > 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] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
