I'll be curious to see if the fake suede (known as "ultrasuede" in the
US) will substitute for the leather called for by the teacher. The old
French (Cluny) pillows were very small, but had a very hard surface of
leather, or in some cases, stiff vinyl. This allowed the bobbins to
scoot swiftly. The ultrasuede, which, like Jean, I use constantly and
love, tends to slow the bobbins down. I made the mistake of dressing a
pillow with it once for a Bucks Point workshop, and the teacher had me
replace it with a cotton cloth the next day.
So I'll be curious which way this works out in Montreal!! Please keep
us posted!
Clay
Margot Walker wrote:
On Friday, June 16, 2006, at 06:55 PM, Jean Leader wrote:
I also figured it had to be the workcloth (my list didn't say
"leather pad"; it just said "leather"), especially since I'd seen
leather used that way before. I don't have a leather workcloth, but
I do use the fake suede constantly and love it
It would be my pleasure to bring such workcloths for all of you; I'm
so excited about seeing you all, I would (almost <g>) give you the
moon if I could :) They'd be, approximately, 18x18" square, and your
colour choices would be either cream or very dark burgundy -- that's
all I have to spare.
I'd love a burgundy one too. Thanks.
Margot Walker in Halifax on the east coast of Canada
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