While I have a cookie pillow that I bought a few years ago, I make my lace almost exclusively on a bolster. Part of that is because every piece of lace I've made longer than a sample has ended up a hankie that was given away. I also don't work modern lace pieces that much since my interest is in historical lace for the SCA. When I'm working "palms up" (which I do even when working on my cookie), I take two bobbins in each hand and kind of toss between the two hands to do crosses. After every cross I also tend to tension my bobbins by tugging at each bobbin with my fingers. It's hard to explain and really easy to do. Orla
-------- Original Message -------- Subject: [lace] Fwd: more about - bolsters From: Alice Howell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: Fri, May 19, 2006 10:41 am To: [email protected] I received this message, and thought it should go to the whole group. There are many of you more experienced with bolsters than I am. Alice in Oregon > Maybe by now our new lacemaker has tuned out, or > will read your warning and leave bolsters for > another day. Meanwhile, for someone like me, > perhaps you and others might be willing to explore > lacemaking on bolster pillows a bit further? > > I'm about to begin a project on one. I've never > seen anyone else make lace on a bolster, and it > **is** a challenge. Can you or anyone else describe > more about the palms up method (I know about it, but > can't begin to imagine how to do it). Other hints? - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
