>>From: Margot Walker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > The largest pillow I can fit in my suitcase is 15" and that's not > really big enough for all those bobbins.
Last year I made a "folding pillow" from a Snowgoose "One-and-only". I sawed the foam ring in half through the hole where the blocks would go, and cut the foam-core and cardboard base at the same place. I used duct tape on the bottom (outer side) of the base, to act as a hinge. I glued the foam core into place since it was only 3-sided. Then I covered everything with fabric, even the cardboard base. I got some cheap suedecloth at JoAnne's, along with two spools of fabric ribbon. There's no fabric on the cut edges of the foam ring, but everything else is. Instead of sewing or gluing, I used short applique pins--even on the blocks and the roller. Then I took the ribbon and ran it around the hole (to cover the fabric edge and the edge of the foamcore); around the bottom curved edge of each piece of the ring, and along the cut edge of each piece of the ring. On one piece of the ring, the ribbon extends beyond the cut edge--along the bottom and along the hole. To "assemble" the pillow, I open it out and pin the ribbon tabs onto the other piece of the ring. They keep the pillow from folding if I lift the pillow. I can even carry it perched on top of something like a mug--it doesn't fold up unless I take out the pins in the tabs. When I unpin the tabs it folds in half so it's a half-circle, 20" by 10", and about 6" thick. Still takes up a lot of room, but it does fit into an average suitcase. I was careful about where it cut the ring, so that the blocks fit into each half of the hole without sticking out beyond the cut edge of the ring. I move the blocks such that my work is at the front (what would be nearest me when making lace) of the hole and then there's room on that half of the ring to anchor the bobbins. I've put a work-in- progress into my suitcase for a cross-country flight, and I've put a work-in-progress into my trunk. No harm to the lace either time. Robin P. Los Angeles, California, USA (formerly Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania) [EMAIL PROTECTED] - To unsubscribe send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [EMAIL PROTECTED] For help, write to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
