Robin P wrote: <<< Foam is too light by itself, it needs a wood base to make the pillow sit still. I don't like it for Midlands bobbins because they lay flat on the flat surface and are hard to grab, but Continentals have a narrow waist that sits above the flat surface and so are easier to grab. >>>
I once solved that by padding my "gatlap" like a quilt. Well... as I'm not a quilter I only stitched the edges. A "gatlap" is Dutch for a cover sheet whit a hole in the center. The lace under the sheet, the bobbins through the hole above the sheet prevents the threads catching earlier pushed pins. Now I'm working hands up, folding the padded sheet into a half circle gives a nice extension for my sometimes too small travel cookie (32cm 12 1/2"). Jo Falkink http://www.xs4all.nl/~falkink/lace/hang-EN.html - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
